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In a cottage cave, a middle-aged man stood up and stretched.

"The third stage of the martial spirit, with this Ning Yuan chalcedony, cultivation is fast. ”

The middle-aged man's name is Wang Ba, and he has a scar on his face, so he is called the eighth master. Wang Ba is the boss of a group of mountain bandits in the Qingtai Mountain area.

A year ago, Wang Ba accidentally found Ning Yuan chalcedony in this cave in the cottage, and since then his cultivation has advanced by leaps and bounds. A year ago, he was still a martial artist in the third stage, and now he has reached the third stage of martial arts.

At Wang Ba's age, it is likely that he will never break through again in the third stage of martial arts, but now that he has reached the third stage of martial arts, the effect of Ning Yuan chalcedony can be seen.

The group of mountain bandits led by Wang Ba also expanded rapidly because of his strength. In the past, they were nothing in Qingtai Mountain, but now, they are already a well-known mountain bandit gang, and in this Qingtai Mountain area, there are only two groups of mountain bandits that can compare with them.

Wang Ba also gave his gang of mountain bandits a resounding name, called the Dragon and Tiger Gang. Where were they eligible to take a name before. In a village within a radius of 100 miles, when it comes to the Dragon and Tiger Gang, there is no one who is not afraid.

Even some small caravans passing by would pay some tolls to Wang Ba for safety.

"Eighth Master!" At this time, a voice came from outside the cave.

Wang Ba walked out of the cave: "What's the matter?"

"Eighth Master, the group in the east has decided to surrender, let us go and take over the territory. ”

"Okay," Wang Ba nodded, "by the way, take a walk around the village over there and tell them our rules." ”

Wang Ba had just broken through to the third stage of Wuling and annexed a group of mountain bandits, and he was in a good mood at this time. In addition, the Tianyuan Festival is approaching, and he feels that his life has ushered in a peak.

Some people stayed in the cottage, and Wang Ba led a group of 150 mountain bandits to set off to the east.

After receiving the territory of the mountain bandits, Wang Ba included the surrendered mountain bandits in his own mountain bandit team, and the number instantly reached 200. With the addition of the hundred people left behind in the cottage, his Dragon and Tiger Gang has reached three hundred.

The mountain bandits of 300 people are definitely a powerful force in the Qingtai Mountain area. You must know that in some small mountain villages, there are not 300 people in the whole village, and there are many old and weak women and children among them.

And Wang Ba's Dragon and Tiger Gang, these 300 people are all young and middle-aged. The most powerful combat power is the king of the third stage of the martial spirit, and most of the others don't even have the strength of a martial artist.

"Let's go, take me to your village here. All the villages have to go, and in the future, on my territory, every village will have to pay an annual fee. ”

Annual fee, this is a way to collect money that Wang Ba came up with. Instead of plundering in a few villages at random, it is better to set a rule that they pay a fee every year, save trouble, and earn more money.

After collecting annual fees in several villages in a row, Wang Ba came to a remote mountain village.

"Eighth Master, this is a stone village, very poor. We didn't come here because we were so poor. The man who led the way said.

"yes, I see. Wang Ba nodded, as for being poor, that is because he didn't put enough pressure on them, let them feel enough oppression, and no matter how poor they are, they can squeeze out a little silver for you.

At the entrance of Stone Village, an old man was sitting at the door smoking a dry cigarette. Seeing this mighty group of people coming, the old man was startled, and he didn't notice that the dry cigarette in his hand fell to the ground.

He didn't understand why the bandits came to Stone Village, and he didn't have time to think about this, so he quickly got up and ran back to the house, locking the door.

Although the old man was running fast, several mountain bandits had already seen him.

Wang Ba: "Call them all out." ”

Wang Ba gave an order, and two hundred mountain bandits poured into the village.

"Hey, old man, open the door!" the old man's door was kicked and clanged, and the old man hid in the room and shivered, not daring to make a sound.

There was a "clang", and the door was kicked open by a mountain bandit. This inferior wooden door can't stop the barbaric mountain bandits at all. The old man was dragged out of the door by a tall mountain bandit and came to a clearing.

This scene occurred in many parts of the village, and villagers were dragged out of their homes by mountain bandits and taken to this clearing.

"Stop, let go of my mother-in-law!" a man shouted.

A young woman with a baby in her hand was forcibly dragged out by a mountain bandit. The young woman was already frightened, and she didn't react at all, and the baby in her hand was crying.

"What are you shouting!" a mountain bandit kicked the man in the stomach and knocked him to the ground. The man wanted to resist, but he looked at the mountain bandits everywhere around him, and he didn't dare to resist, so he let the mountain bandits kick him.

At this time, the young woman reacted and cried and said, "Don't fight, don't fight, I'll go with you, don't fight!"

"Isn't this okay, it'll be fine if you come with us sooner, hurry up!" the bandit pushed her again impatiently.

Seeing that the mountain bandits didn't do anything excessive, the man slowly got up with his stomach and followed his mother-in-law to the clearing, where there were already many people at this time.

"Squat!

The villagers of Stone Village were all squatting on the ground, and the mountain bandits next to them surrounded the villagers, standing there looking at them with unkind eyes.

Ah Xiu was also taken from his home to a clearing by the mountain bandits, and squatted on the ground like everyone else.

"Listen, everyone!" shouted a thin mountain bandit, "this is the leader of our Dragon and Tiger Gang, Eighth Master." You listen carefully when the eighth master speaks, who dares to make a sound, be careful that I break his dog's legs!"

The villagers instantly fell silent, not daring to make a sound. A young woman covers the mouth of the baby in her hand to prevent the baby from crying.

Wang Ba looked at the villagers squatting on the ground, and a sense of superiority arose: "Your stone village will be a subsidiary village of our Dragon and Tiger Gang in the future, and we will protect your safety." Of course, you have to pay some protection money. ”

"Who is the chief of your village?

None of the villagers responded.

The thin little bandit shouted, "Village chief, do you hear me?"

At this time, a middle-aged man stood up from the crowd tremblingly: "Eighth master, the youngest is the village chief." ”

The village chief is oily and rich, unlike other villagers who are yellow-skinned and malnourished.

When Wang Ba saw the appearance of the village chief, he knew that there was oil and water in Stone Village: "How many families are there in your village?"

Village Chief: "We have a total of 92 households and 320 people in Stone Village. ”

Wang Ba thought for a while and said, "In the future, you will pay a fee of 1,000 or two years a year, and now you can make up the money." At the end of each year, one thousand taels will be paid. ”

"One thousand taels!" exclaimed the village chief.

"What?" Wang Ba sneered, "You have nearly a hundred households, and you can't even make up a thousand taels of silver?"

Nearly 100 households, one household made up ten taels of silver, which was enough for 1,000 taels. Even if it is not enough, the village chief can make up for it. It's just that ten taels per household almost hollow out a family's bottom and it will be the Tianyuan Festival soon, what to take for the New Year?

"One thousand taels is too much, our village is poor, and we really can't take it out. The village chief said with a bitter face.

"Hmph!" Wang Ba snorted coldly, "I don't care, after half an hour, I won't see a thousand taels of silver, I only ask you!"

Although the money was difficult to make, it was still a matter of life, and the village chief hurriedly said: "I will do my best, do my best." ”

The next thing is that the village chief persuaded everyone to make up the silver, and everyone had one or two of them, and it took half an hour to make up enough five hundred taels of silver. The village chief thought about whether to pay out of his own pocket, but five hundred taels, which was all he had saved over the years.

At this time, the village chief saw a person, Ah Xiu.

"Eighth master, here, I got five hundred taels of silver. The village chief said in a low voice.

"Why is it only five hundred taels!" Wang Ba said angrily, "Someone, go and raid the village chief's house." ”

"Slow, slow Eighth Master, it's not that I don't take the silver from the villain, but someone doesn't cooperate," the village chief cried, "I know a person who has a lot of silver, but she doesn't cooperate and doesn't want to give it to you!"