Night is a time when bandits rarely appear in Black Knife Village, so there is a rare moment of peace in the village.

In the center of the village, there is a relatively large field, which is used for clan meetings or important festivals, but because of banditry, this field is also dilapidated, and it is no longer the same as it used to be.

At this time, the field was full of people, and everyone in the village came to this place. They are not here to have a clan meeting or to celebrate any important festival, but in a sense, they are also celebrating, and today is worth celebrating, because God has finally taken care of their village and sent them a savior, and this savior is naturally Ling Xi.

On the ground, the whole village was laughing and laughing around a bonfire, as if it was an after-dinner party, and Ling Xi was the protagonist of this party. At this time, there were many children around Ling Xi, and they were all clamoring to worship Ling Xi as a teacher, wanting to have the same skills as Ling Xi, so that they could protect the village by themselves.

Ling Xi had no intention of accepting apprentices, and with his current strength, the matter of accepting apprentices was still too far away. Although he can't accept apprentices, he can also guide the children in the village to cultivate. Maybe it's because of the banditry, there isn't a single cultivator in the village, but it doesn't mean that the people in the village aren't suitable for cultivation. Ling Xi took a look at it, and several of the children in the village were still very talented, and if they embarked on the path of cultivation, they should be able to achieve some results in the future.

The girl sat on the sidelines, watching the joyful crowd, and the girl couldn't help but smile on her face. After a long time, the village finally had joy and hope again, since the appearance of the bandits, the people in the village have died and fled, leaving only some old, weak, sick and disabled people waiting to die in the village. From that moment on, the village was cast a shadow that seemed to cut off everything, so that the people in the village could not see a little hope, so there was no laughter. Now it's different, there is a savior in the village, bringing salvation and hope, and the village can finally come back to life.

Thinking of this, the girl wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at Ling Xi, who was surrounded by a group of children, Ling Xi was the savior of the village, and she was extremely grateful to Ling Xi.

Ling Xi looked up at the girl, and after a few words with the children around him, he walked towards the girl.

"What do you think?"

Ling Xi said with a smile.

"Nothing. ”

The girl hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands, shook her head and smiled.

Ling Xi smiled lightly, he guessed that the girl was probably remembering the past, so she was a little sad.

"My name is Shi Yu, what about you?"

Because the topic was a bit heavy, Ling Xi didn't ask any more, but instead said his name, of course, he said a fake name.

There was such a big movement in Shenzhou, Ling Xi didn't have to think about it to know that his name had reached the point where it was known throughout the country, and along the way, he also heard many people talking about his deeds, and he also knew that the Wanjin Chamber of Commerce was looking for his traces everywhere. He didn't dare to use the name Ling Xi, so he used the pseudonym Shi Yu, Shi Zhuxue's teacher, and Li Shuangyu's rain, which can be regarded as his miss for the two daughters. Having said that, that mask of unknown origin was really useful, and after he put on that mask, others would not recognize him as Ling Xi at all. As for the specific situation behind the mask, he was also confused, who saved him, and left him a mask so intimately, completely paving the road after him, all of which was really incomprehensible.

"Rockie. ”

The girl replied, giving her name.

Ling Xi nodded and continued:

"Rogie, good name, where's your family?"

Hearing this, Luo Ji's expression darkened, smiled bitterly, shook his head and said:

"All of them were killed by the bandits, and I was the only one left. ”

Ling Xi was stunned for a moment, then remembered the situation in the village, and said:

"Don't worry, I will definitely avenge the dead, including your loved ones. Tell me first, what is the specific situation of that black knife village. ”

"Well, thank you, Childe. ”

The girl nodded, very grateful to Ling Xi, and then talked about the so-called Black Knife Village.

"Actually, there were bandits in our place before, but at that time the bandits were still very small, far less serious than now, and there was the deterrence of the city lord of Tielin City, so the bandits at that time did not dare to be rampant at all, and the places were peaceful. It wasn't until three years ago that a master came out of nowhere among the bandits, and quickly unified the bandits from all over the country to his command and formed the Black Knife Village, and the bandits developed into the current scale. ”

Speaking of this, Luo Ji paused and glanced at Ling Xi gratefully, if it weren't for Ling Xi's timely help today, her village would not have escaped the fate of being destroyed.

"What about the Iron Forest City Lord you are talking about, why didn't you eradicate the bandits in time?"

Ling Xi was a little puzzled when he heard this, didn't Luo Ji say that there was a city lord of Tielin City? What was that Tielin City Lord doing when bandits were growing?

Rogie shook her head and said helplessly:

"At the beginning, the bandits were not big, there were some small bandits in various places, and the Tielin City Lord didn't pay attention to them, so those small bandits have always existed. Later, there was a master among the bandits, that is, the current big boss of the Black Knife Village, and the Lord of Tielin City was not the opponent of the big boss of the Black Knife Village, and the two fought several times and the Lord of Tielin City lost slightly. Subsequently, the Black Knife Village became bigger and bigger, and Tielin City couldn't be restrained, and it became more and more powerless to deal with it. By now, Tielin City is no longer the opponent of the Black Knife Village, and can even only shrink into the city to protect itself, and the Iron Forest City, a village like ours outside the city, can't take care of it at all, so it can only be plundered by the Black Knife Village. ”

"Is that right? ”

Ling Xi frowned, as if he felt that something was wrong.

"What's wrong?"

Rockie said, she didn't think there was anything wrong.

Ling Xi shook his head and said:

"Even if the Lord of Tielin City is not the opponent of the big boss of the Black Knife Village, he can completely report the bandits to the Imperial City and let the Imperial City deal with the bandits, but the Imperial City has not taken any action, and the bandits are getting bigger and bigger, until it can't be dealt with now, what can be said?"

"Childe means that Tielin City deliberately did not report the bandits to the Imperial City?"

When Ling Xi said this, Luo Ji seemed to remember something, and said:

"I remember, two years ago, there were indeed rumors that the Tielin City Lord and the people of the Black Knife Village were colluding, but at that time, the Tielin City Lord and the Black Knife Village were fighting fiercely, so no one paid attention to this rumor, and now it seems that there are indeed some problems. ”

Ling Xi smiled and said:

"Hmph, I don't think the problem is small, it stands to reason that even if the Lord of Tielin City does not report the bandits to the Imperial City, the bandits in Tielin City will spread to the Imperial City through various channels. But in the past two years, the Imperial City has ignored your place, which is somewhat unreasonable, no matter how you say it, your place is still the land of the Hongling Empire, and the people of this side are still the people of the Hongling Empire, and it is impossible for the Imperial City to abandon it. ”

Luo Ji Dai frowned, faintly sensing a hint of conspiracy, she couldn't help but lower her voice, and said:

"What does Childe mean?"

"This can only show that someone is obstructing it, covering the eyes and ears of the Imperial City, and deliberately making it impossible for the Imperial City to know about the bandits in Tielin City. ”

Ling Xi boldly guessed.

"Who? is it the Lord of Tielin City or the people of Black Knife Village?"

Luo Ji said in surprise, although these are just Ling Xi's conjectures, but Ling Xi's conjecture is not unreasonable, after Ling Xi said this, she also felt that something was wrong.

"It can't be the two of them, I'm afraid that the only people who can do this are people from the Imperial City, and this person's official rank is not low. ”

Ling Xi shook his head and said what he had in mind.

"This ······"

A thick shock appeared on Luo Ji's little face, Ling Xi's words could be regarded as completely subverting her cognition, and it was the first time she had heard someone say that there was darkness in officialdom, and officials and bandits colluded with each other, she was really unheard of and unseen.

"These are just my guesses, and the specific situation will not be known until I have come into contact with the Black Knife Village. ”

Ling Xi said, these are just his speculations, and he can't be true yet, but he can be sure of one thing, the bandits in this place are not ordinary bandits, and there will be a bit of collusion between officials and bandits. Of course, his inferences could only be truly concluded after coming into contact with the Black Knife Village, and before that, it was necessary for him to go to Tielin City to inquire about the situation.

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In the main hall of the Black Knife Village, there are more than ten people sitting, and there are two beautiful maids waiting next to each person, and a few people even put their hands on the maids next to them, and the expression on their faces is not disgusting.

These people are all the backbone members of the Black Knife Village, and the person sitting directly above the main hall is the big boss of the Black Knife Village, no one knows his name, only his nickname, the Black Knife Hand.

At this time, a minion went to the main hall, knelt on the ground, and said:

"Report, big boss, there is a small team that has not returned to the village until now, do you want to send someone to check it out?"

The black hand knife glanced at the minion and said lightly:

"No need, I guess where to have fun again, order down, don't go out of the brothers in the village in the past few days, there will be a big action later. ”

"Yes!"

The minions replied and retreated······