It was a silver oak tree with a large hollow, and the hollow was very dry, and there was no sign of a wild beast living there.

A hammer of punishment, seventeen scimitars, and ten pieces of hardskin armor that looked fairly intact were all hidden in the hollow of a century-old oak tree in the oak forest, and Surdak wanted to wait for the rumors of the bandits to pass before quietly disposing of them on the black market.

As night fell, Surdak looked back at the passes of the barren lands of the Paglos Mountains, where the crosses looked like a dark wood, and the bodies of the robbers hanging from the crosses seemed to warn everyone who wanted to plot against this mountain region that it was dangerous!

The horse on the mountain road that had been blown up by the lungs was also completely dismembered by Surdak with a dagger, and the horse's flesh was wrapped in linen and brought back to the village of Wall.

……

Rita sat with little Peter in her arms on the root of the dead tree at the entrance of the village, quietly watching the path that stretched out from the entrance of the village.

Even though it was already completely dark, little Peter had no idea of going home, and his little hands were clenched into fists, staring at the dark intersection intently.

Rita's lake-blue eyes were bright in the night, and she held little Peter tightly in her arms, perhaps only then would she have a reason to keep waiting.

The old village chief, who was sitting at the root of the tree on the side, knocked the pipe in his hand and muttered: "It seems that something must be delayed, let's go back!" ”

As he spoke, he stood up with his hands behind his back and walked slowly towards the village.

Charlie and Luke felt that they should wait a little longer, and there would be nothing wrong with going home anyway.

Luke, who sat next to Charley, was wrapping linen rope around the handle of the dagger, although the blade of the dagger was almost smoothed, it was the most valuable thing on his body, and he whispered to Charley about his plan, to prepare some small business to save some money, and then go to the blacksmith shop in the city of Highlandsa to buy a dagger.

Charlie thinks he can wander around the surrounding mountains, and if he can hunt a limestone iguana, it would be easy to buy a dagger.

The other three young men watched Rita secretly, whispering and laughing loudly, frolicking to get Rita's attention, but Rita was apparently not interested in this kind of behavior that only older children would do, and did not turn her head to look at them the whole time.

Only little Peter was a little worried that it was getting dark, and Rita was going to take him home, and he sat in Rita's arms and whispered to her, "Auntie, can we wait a little longer?" ”

In fact, at this time, Rita was also hesitating, whether to wait a little longer, hearing little Peter ask her like this, as if suddenly there was a new reason, Rita looked at little Peter quietly, hugged him tightly in her arms, and said, "Then wait a little longer!" ”

The young man next to him was very envious of Little Peter, but Little Peter felt that Rita hugged him too tightly, he struggled to run out of Rita's arms, and said excitedly to Rita: "Dad said when he left, bring me some candy cubes back......"

Speaking of this, little Peter seemed a little excited, and his eyes were full of anticipation in the dark night.

And when Rita heard little Peter say this, she was pulled into her memories and reminded her of who she was at the beginning......

"Rita, wait for me at home, and bring you candy when my brother comes back!" On the eve of his military service, Surdak said this to Rita.

And Rita also waited for four years, Rita shook her head vigorously, emptying the distractions in her heart.

At this moment, the sound of rumbling horses' hooves was heard in the darkness of the night, and Rita was at first happy, but she immediately realized that something was wrong, it was the sound of a team of horses, and Surdak had only ridden one horse when he left. Little Peter broke free of Rita's hands and ran out into the night, where Rita chased after her.

In the darkness of the night, a knight on horseback appeared, holding a string of reins in his hand, and when he saw little Peter pounce on him regardless of the danger, Surdak quickly jumped off his horse and lifted little Peter high, and little Peter cheered and giggled.

Rita followed and saw Surdak riding out of the darkness and standing quietly behind.

Charlie and Luke and three other young people also saw Surdak, and hurriedly came up, seeing Surdak followed by more than two dozen horses, showing a surprised look, Surdak said to Charlie who was standing in front: "Tomorrow morning, help me drive these horses to the North Ditch Pasture, and put them there for grazing temporarily." ”

Charlie nodded his head in agreement, and the five young men walked towards the village in Surdak's arms.

Someone ran to inform the old village chief, and when the old village chief arrived at Surdak's house, he saw that the courtyard was crowded with horses, and Rita was giving water to the horses, and there was laughter in the courtyard.

Three other young men were squatting in front of a large wooden basin, repeatedly rinsing their innards, which were filled with the smell of filth.

A large iron pot has been erected in the courtyard, and these internal organs cannot be left out for too long in this weather, and must be cooked immediately.

When Surdak saw the old village chief coming over, he told the old village chief about the bandit group on the mountain road.

The old village chief opened his mouth in shock, lowered his voice and asked, "So, that gang of robbers didn't slip through the net?" ”

Surdak nodded firmly and said, "I killed them all!" ”

When the old village chief heard Surdak say this, he breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay!" In the last two years, these bandits have become more and more rampant in the area of the city of Highlandza, often attacking noble manors, and occasionally attacking villages, but the nearby villages are so poor that these bandit groups are not willing to come at all, these bandits have done a lot of evil, but no one can help them. ”

The old village chief said to his youngest son Charlie and nephew Luke: "I have heard that the bandits in this area are basically a gang, and they are very vindictive, and they must not give up if they have suffered such a big loss this time, and these horses must not be kept in the village, Charlie and Luke, you drive them to the pastures on the north slope overnight, and tomorrow, you will check whether there are any marks on these horses, and if there is, they will be removed." ”

Surdak smiled at the old village chief and said, "Actually, we don't have to be afraid of that group of robbers, if they dare to come, the most they can do is to erect a few more crosses on the side of the mountain pass." ”

Surdak placed the iron tools he bought from the blacksmith shop in Hailanza City in front of the old village chief, and the old village chief was completely dumbfounded when he saw such a large pile of iron tools......