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Xu Yang and the others were frightened when they saw that the few people who rushed to the front were instantly hung from the trees by the big net or the rope that was ambushed under their feet, and it can be seen that the bandits had already laid an ambush trap in advance to prevent themselves from escaping at night. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Passers-by saw that several people in front of them had fallen into the trap, guessing that there would be no more traps, and immediately rushed towards the front.

And just as these people were running forward, suddenly there was nothing under their feet, there was no point of focus, and they pushed each other in groups, and they all fell into several deep pits, crying bitterly.

When many passers-by saw that there were traps ahead, they were immediately deflated, turned around and ran back.

And Xu Yang and the others saw that there was no way ahead, and when they were about to run back, they suddenly saw a row of bandits standing behind them, holding a fire gun in their hands, aimed at themselves. At the same time, bandits rushed all around, forming an encirclement, and they were all holding fire guns or bows and arrows in their hands, aiming at their group.

The group saw that they had been surrounded by bandits, and there was no way to retreat, and there was no way to escape, and they were terrified and desperate.

Xu Yang saw that the number of this gang of bandits had reached hundreds, and some of the little minions were still holding torches in their hands, shining around like daylight, so he could also see that some of the dead bodies hanging from the trees were drenched in blood, some were dry, some had been skinned, and some had become headless dead bodies. From time to time, maggots crawled in and out of the corpses, flies buzzed around the dead bodies, and the crows, who had been napping in the trees, were so noisy that they flew into the air and screamed, "Wow, wow."

The crow hovered in the air for a while, then landed on the branch, staring at the people below. The surrounding environment is extremely miserable and terrifying, as if in purgatory.

When the group saw the bandits looking at them fiercely, as if they were looking at their prey at their fingertips, they trembled in horror, and blessed themselves in their hearts not to be as miserable as dead bodies hanging from trees.

And just after the bandits surrounded the group, one of them walked out of a horse and a person, and then this person jumped off the horse, slapped the whip in his hand, looked at the group of people who were successfully surrounded by himself, snorted coldly, showed his mouth full of big yellow teeth, and said in a hoarse voice: "Toast and don't eat and drink, all of them deserve to die." ”

Xu Yang saw that this bandit was born with a tall horse and a bright clothes than other bandits, and it was not difficult to see that he was the leader of all the bandits. When the bandits around heard what the other party said, they laughed at each other in a weird way, frightening the passers-by, and some of the timid people farted and urinated and wet their pants.

One of the passers-by stepped out, took out a tael of silver from his bosom, and clenched his fist at the bandit and begged for mercy: "My lord, please spare our lives, we are willing to spend the money to buy the road." ”

"Phew, a bunch of damn hillbillies, you should be able to pass the meal? Grandpa has spent a lot of time waiting for you to throw yourself into the net, is it just for a mere tael of silver? Don't be verbose, stand up for me one by one, I will use your dog's head to vent my evil anger. The bandit leader shouted with a splash of saliva.

When the people heard that the bandit was going to kill him, they were so frightened that some people kowtowed to the bandit and begged for mercy. The leader of the bandits ignored the group, and bowed to the few people hanging from the tree at the little minions around him, and suddenly these little minions understood and ran under the big tree in front of them.

Xu Yang saw the bandits walking towards the tree, and when he was thinking about what these bold bandits were going to do, he saw that the bandits untied the rope tied to the tree with three strokes and five divisions, and suddenly several people hanging from the tree "boom" and fell to the ground. Among the people who were hanging, some of them were head-down, and at the moment they fell to the ground, they screamed, and their heads were broken and their necks were broken, and five or six people died in an instant. And among the survivors, one by one they howled in fright.

After the little minions threw these innocent people off the tree, they quickly rummaged over them, looted all the valuable things, and put them all in a package. A small minion came to the leader with a package, while the rest of the bandits stripped the dead man of his clothes, tied his hands, and hung himself from a tree where the dead body was.

As a result, there were five or six more people who died tragically on the tree, swaying and swaying one by one, which made people shudder.

Those who were not killed by the fall were tied with hemp rope by the bandits, tied to the trees one by one, and waited for their heads to fall.

The leader of the bandits weighed the package in his hand, and threw it to the little minions beside him, and when he saw the passers-by in the encirclement, his face changed in fright, and he knelt down and begged for mercy, laughing proudly.

The group saw that the bandits were really unscrupulous and innocent, and they had already cursed the bandits countless times in their hearts, and they were full of resentment, but they dared not speak out in anger, and they did not dare to scold each other, so they could only swallow their anger and bless themselves with peace.

The leader of the bandits trembled when he saw everyone nailed there one by one, and sneered: "This is what happens against me." Whoever wants to run away, that's what he does. I am not an innocent man, and if I kill you all, will I not cut off my wealth? That's good, I won't embarrass you, as long as each of you obediently hands over ten taels of silver to the master, the master will let you go, otherwise you will die here. ”

When everyone heard that the bandits wanted ten taels of silver per person, they were in an uproar, thinking about how they could have so much money on each other, and they wanted to cry without tears. And the people who carry a lot of money on their bodies are happy, and their faces are smiling.

Xu Yang and his party heard that the leader of the bandits was extorting money like this, and there were eleven people in his group, so wouldn't they want to give the other party one hundred and ten taels. Xu Yang saw that there were about fifty or sixty people in the surrounding group, which meant that the bandits would get five or six hundred taels of silver.

And just as the bandits were waiting for passers-by to hand over the money for buying the road, three or five gorgeously dressed and wealthy people came out of the middle, nodded and said, "King, as long as you don't kill us, we are willing to pay ten taels of silver." So saying, each of them took off his money bag from his waist, and took out ten taels of silver, or ten taels of silver from it.

"Boss, I'm doing business with you, and I'll help us pay ten taels of silver, and we'll pay it back when the time comes." Several more people shouted from the crowd.

These bosses had just taken out the money, and they didn't think that their entourage would also let them pay, so they suddenly became unhappy and scolded: "How can Lao Tzu's money be given to you poor people? Besides, if you pay back the money, we don't know that we will have to wait until the Year of the Monkey." ”

"You're all rotten, and if you die, you'll die, and it's not a big deal. Another boss scolded.

After the bosses finished scolding, they held their share of the silver in their hands. And the entourage behind him was dejected, scolding in their hearts.

The other rich people among the passers-by immediately squeezed out of the crowd when they saw that these bosses were going to pay for the road, claiming that they were willing to pay ten taels of silver to buy the road, but they didn't care whether the entourage lived or died.

The leader of the bandits saw that these more than ten people looked like rich people, looked at the silver in each other's hands, and then looked at each other's money bags, and said, "How many subordinates do you rich merchants have?"

The rich merchants did not understand what the bandits meant by asking, but they did not dare to disobey, and they all told the number of their retinues and servants.

The bandit nodded, and saw that the number of entourages around the rich merchant was not bad with what the other party said, and said: "They all say that we bandits have no humanity, and I think you profiteers are the most inhumane." I tell you the truth: I was also born poor, and it was when I was about to starve to death that I was forced to fall into the grass. Otherwise, I would have starved to death in Yu Province by now. Although I hate you impersonal profiteers and corrupt officials, I have already put aside what I just said, so naturally I can't go back on my word. You must pay your retinue before you can leave here, or you will die. ”

When these rich businessmen heard that the other party was also from a poor background, they thought of the entourage they had just scolded their entourage, and their legs trembled in fright, and their lower bodies were weak, and they couldn't help but kowtow to the ground and beg for mercy. However, when he heard that the other party would not kill him, he suddenly breathed a heavy sigh of relief and claimed that he was willing to pay for the road for his entourage.

The leader of the bandits snorted at the little minions beside him, and immediately the little minions began to count the number of rich merchants and their entourage, and accepted the money. And those entourages were overjoyed when they heard that the bandits had ordered their bosses to pay for themselves, and hurriedly prostrate on the ground and kowtow to the bandits in thanks. And the rich merchant who paid the silver gave the money, and then left the place in frustration. Those who have money continue to travel north, while those who don't have money go south. However, the horses of these people were taken by the bandits.

When the little minion was collecting money from the rich merchants, he found that the money carried by two of the rich merchants could not pay for one or two of his entourage, and asked the chief, "Chief, these two rich merchants do not have enough money to pay their subordinates, what should I do?"

"All this money is taken away from the poor, and naturally it has to be returned to the poor. Then leave the rich merchant behind, and let the entourage go. The bandit leader said.

When the two wealthy businessmen heard that the bandits wanted to keep them, they let go of their entourage, so frightened that they hurriedly fell to the ground, kowtowed, and shouted: "My lord, why don't you let us go after we have paid the money?

"Didn't you hear what I just said? Little ones, tie up these two foolish creatures and tie them to a tree. The leader of the bandits shouted.

Immediately, the bandits tied the two wealthy merchants with hemp ropes, tied them to a tree, and waited for them to fall. When the rich merchant's entourage heard that the bandits were willing to let him go, he quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed.

The leader of the bandits waved his hand at the retinue and motioned to leave. And just as these attendants were about to leave from the south, four or five of them stopped in their tracks, fell down before the bandits, and shouted, "The little ones are willing to fall into the grass, and beg the good men to take us in." We have no way out to go back anyway, so it's better to follow the heroes to have a livelihood. As he spoke, he kept kowtowing.

"Do you know, then, that those who want to fall into the grass have to pay a certificate of nomination? If you want to follow me, you must first bring a certificate of nomination. Otherwise, you should be honest where you came from and where you will go back, and live a life of oppression and exploitation by others. The leader of the bandits sneered.

When these entourages heard the other party say that they wanted to pay the vote, they naturally understood that the vote was the head of the person, and they were immediately trembling with fright. Three of the entourages thought about it and knew that once they killed someone, there would be no turning back, and they would have to do the business of bandits for the rest of their lives. Therefore, the three of them kowtowed to the bandit leader and turned to leave. As a result, only three people were left on the ground, kneeling there, and after thinking for a while, they stood up from the ground.

The three attendants wanted to go back and find an enemy or a rich man to kill, and then carry the head to the grass, but after seeing the rich merchant tied to the tree, wouldn't there be a ready-made one now.

The three of them were not sure whether the bandits let themselves be killed, and when they were about to ask, they suddenly heard three "clangs" from their feet, and a cold light shone on their faces, and when they looked down, they saw that it was three knives on the ground. The three of them saw that the bandits threw three knives at them, and the meaning was also very clear, that is, they could let go and kill people.

The bandits and Xu Yang saw that one of them hurriedly picked up a knife from the ground, grasped the handle of the knife, and then ran towards a wealthy merchant tied to the tree, and without saying a word, stabbed a knife into the abdomen. The white knife goes in, and the red knife comes out. Then the hand rises and falls, and the opponent's head is cut off in an instant.

The man held the bloody knife in his right hand and the head in his left hand, and returned to the bandits as if he had lost his soul, and was stunned until the bandits forcibly broke the other man's hand, let go of the knife, threw away the head, and said that the other party was welcome to join, and then he came to the group of bandits with his arms around him.

The remaining two entourages were also ruthless when they saw that the other party had killed someone instantly, and immediately picked up the knife from the ground, clenched their hands tightly, and also rushed towards the person tied to the tree. However, when the two of them came to the rich merchant tied to the tree, they found that they were two people, and the rich merchant was only one, and the rich merchant was so frightened that he burst into tears, and kept saying some words begging for mercy and saying some soft words.

And just when one of them was hesitating, the other person had already taken the lead and stabbed the rich merchant in the abdomen, and immediately blood sprayed on the faces of the two of them. When this man killed the rich merchant, he cut off the other party's head with a knife, and then returned to the bandits in despair.

The rest of the entourage saw that the other party had already killed the rich merchant first, and he trembled with fright, holding the knife in both hands, and came to the passerby who was tied to the tree before, the knife in his hand continued to tremble, and he was hesitant to decide whether to kill people and fall into the grass. But after being ruthless again and again, and secretly competing with himself for a while, the knife in his hand did not get through. These people who were tied to the tree saw each other coming with knives, and their faces turned pale with fright, and they hurriedly begged for mercy.