Section 5: Banditry

Houshan School is not far from Jianshui Town, and in less than an hour, the three of them arrived in Jianshui Town.

However, the imaginary warm welcome did not appear. The scene that greeted me was very bad. The door signs of Jianshui Town were smashed, the streets and alleys were disorganized, and blood and corpses were left on the ground. It is clear that when Sun Xiu was on his way to the academy to transport supplies, the bandits attacked Jianshui Town.

When Sun Xiu saw the corpse on the ground, his eyes were bloodshot, and he couldn't help but let out a long sigh. He lost his parents when he was a child and was taken care of by the people of Jianshui Town. At this moment, every corpse on the ground was someone Sun Xiu was familiar with. He couldn't accept the facts in front of him for a while, let alone suppress the anger in his heart, so he rode into Jianshui Town without hindrance.

He was completely carried away by anger. Si Dao and Xia Yunhua wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

Not only that, but when the three of them arrived at the gate of Jianshui Town, fireworks of signals rose in the attics on both sides. This means that the bandits in charge of lookout have already found three people and sent a signal in advance.

"Capture the thief and capture the king first, I am responsible for attracting attention, and you are responsible for attacking. Xia Yunhua set the basic strategic plan.

In terms of physical strength, in the absence of spiritual power, Si Dao is better than Xia Yunhua and is more suitable to be the main attacker.

After speaking, Xia Yunhua hurriedly rode a horse to follow Sun Xiu.

Things went out more than expected. Everything is a mess, there is no discipline to speak of. Si Dao had no way to refuse, so he could only follow suit.

Along the way, many people peeked out from the windows of the houses on both sides. The bandits attacked Jianshui Town, and most of the residents fled and hid in their homes. The only people who really fought against the bandits were the militia regiment in Jianshui Town. It's just that the militia regiment is not an opponent of the bandits, and it has been defeated and retreated all the way.

Sun Xiu rode his horse and rushed in the direction of the shouting noise. Everyone gathered outside the granary in the central square. The gangster's target is the granary. The reason why they attacked Jianshui Town was to rob Jianshui Town of food.

The Jianshui Township Regiment is still holding out its resistance. However, they have been completely surrounded by bandits. Moreover, one of the entrances to the granary had already been broken by bandits. The bandits are carrying grain and transporting it out of the granary.

Seeing this scene, Sun Xiu hurriedly rode his horse and rushed to the bandit encirclement outside the granary. He was completely unaware of the trap on the ground. On the road, a rope suddenly stood up and stopped in front of Sun Xiu.

When Sun Xiu reacted, it was too late to stop. The horse tripped over the rope, and Sun Xiu, who was riding the horse, fell directly from the horse and fell hard to the ground. He was stumbling dizzy, and the bandits hiding on both sides had already rushed up and pressed Sun Xiu's neck with a knife. The reason why they didn't kill Sun Xiu immediately was entirely to take Sun Xiu hostage, so as to order Xia Yunhua and Si Dao to stop moving forward.

Si Dao and Xia Yunhua rode horses and caught up with Sun Xiu, who had already been subdued and taken hostage. The two of them examined the gangster in front of them.

The bandit group numbered more than 40 people, and after receiving the signal from the bandits, they were divided into two groups. At present, there are more than ten bandits blocking Si Dao and Xia Yunhua. Most of the bandits still continued to storm the granary. Although the bandits are not good people, they are all good hands, and at least they all have the acquired fifth-level cultivation. Ordinary people are no match for them at all.

Among them, the bandit leader is the most conspicuous. The leader of the bandits is a big man with a beard, burly, at least 1.85 meters tall. His eyebrows were joined together, black as lacquer, his eyes were round, and he was naked with black flesh, like a fierce bull.

"Presumably, the two of you are the immortals in Sima Nanyou's mouth. Haha~ The skin and tender meat are fine, and I don't know if it's delicious or not. I've eaten human meat, but I haven't tasted fairy meat yet!"

Dahan's voice was like thunder, knowing that Si Dao and Xia Yunhua were immortals, but he was not afraid at all.

"Sima Nantong, you bastard. Three years ago, in order to seize the position of mayor of the town, you actually attacked your biological father. Mayor Sima remembers the love between father and son, and kindly lets you go. Not only did you not repent, but you also degenerated into a bandit, and in turn killed the people of Jianshui Town. You're really damned~" Although Sun Xiu was pressed to the ground, his mouth did not stop.

The bandits who suppressed Sun Xiu immediately slapped Sun Xiu in the mouth. The two mouths went down, Sun Xiu's mouth was bleeding, and he couldn't say a word.

Hearing Sun Xiu's curse, the bandit leader Sima Nantong did not get angry, but laughed out loud.

Sima Nantong said as a matter of course: "I am the son of that old fellow." The mayor of the town should have been mine. The old fellow was so confused that he thought I was unvirtuous and unworthy to be mayor. In that case, I have no virtue to show him. It's a pity that Lao Tzu was unlucky and failed to poison him. In the past three years, Lao Tzu has cowered all day long, hiding from the east and west, not eating well and sleeping well. But now, my chance has finally arrived. The end has come. Immortal cultivators have lost their supreme ability. The world is in chaos. There is no longer a god in all places. I don't need to be scared anymore. Two immortals, I said it, right?"

As he spoke, Sima Nantong kept looking at Si Dao and Xia Yunhua.

Sima Nantong's words obviously exceeded Si Dao and Xia Yunhua's expectations. However, when the two heard Sima Nantong's words, they were very calm. They didn't seem to be paying any attention to a dozen of the fierce bandits.

Xia Yunhua smiled lightly: "No wonder, you dare to invade Jianshui Town." It turns out that you thought the world was in chaos. Zhizhou will no longer control the bandits in Jianshui Town. ”

As he spoke, Xia Yunhua rode forward slowly. The same is true for the priest.

"Isn't it? I looted a shipment two weeks ago. Two weeks have passed, and there has been no news at all. If the world was still the same as before, Zhizhou should have sent a bandit team a long time ago. Also, don't think I don't know, although you are an immortal, you can't cast the slightest spell now. There is no difference between you and me. You can't even defend yourself against the shot of a crossbow. ”

After speaking, Sima Nantong waved his hand, and ten bows and crossbows were aimed at Si Dao and Xia Yunhua. Facing the threat of the bow and crossbow, Si Dao and Xia Yunhua were still very calm, and they couldn't see any panic.

Not only that, Xia Yunhua directly spread his hands, and his hands did not hold any weapons, showing a defenseless posture. He couldn't help but laugh: "Where did you hear the news of the end of the world, who deceived you?"

"Isn't it? He didn't dare to deceive me. Moreover, for a month, my true qi in my body was severely blocked, and I could hardly exert it. The so-called spiritual power of you immortal cultivators should be even more so. Internal force and true qi are just low-level spiritual powers, aren't they?"

"The so-called spiritual power of our immortal cultivators should be like this? ridiculous! A mere mortal, where does he have the confidence to talk about immortals?" Xia Yunhua responded with a sneer.

At this moment, Xia Yunhua's breath suddenly cooled down. He exudes a majesty that is unattainable by mortals.

Xia Yunhua is so calm and at ease. All of a sudden, the bandits doubted the accuracy of the news. They were shocked by Xia Yunhua, and the hand holding the bow and crossbow began to tremble. If Xia Yunhua is an immortal cultivator, then wouldn't their actions be self-defeating?

However, not all bandits were intimidated. The bandit leader Sima Nantong was the first to react. He shouted: "If he really has immortal arts, he can directly immobilize all of us and disarm our bows and arrows, so why bother talking to us? If he really has immortal arts, how can he tolerate the brothers behind him to continue to plunder the granary? We have already committed an unforgivable sin, and we will all die." Now, listen to my orders, shoot arrows, and see if he dodges!"

Having said that, Xia Yunhua's momentum is too much. This kind of momentum is simply not something that ordinary mortals can possess. With just one glance, any mortal could see Xia Yunhua's extraordinary. Xia Yunhua has an indescribable imperial temperament, which is awe-inspiring and dare not offend.

Although Sima Nantong had already given the order to shoot arrows, the other bandits were stunned in place, not daring to move.

Seeing this, Sima Nantong was heartbroken, snatched the bow and crossbow of the bandits around him, and shot three arrows at Xia Yunhua in a row.

During the conversation, Xia Yunhua had already ridden to a few meters away from Sima Nantong. Of course, Xia Yunhua had lost his spiritual power and could not resist the sharp arrows head-on. And the distance of a few meters was too short for Xia Yunhua to completely dodge. He barely dodged the first two arrows, but he couldn't dodge the third.

The third arrow pierced Xia Yunhua's abdomen directly. Red blood flowed out of Xia Yunhua's abdomen.

This scene was watched by the bandits. All the bandits immediately understood that what Sima Nantong said was not false. It turns out that the immortals who are high above will be injured and have the same red blood.

Once authority is broken, it is difficult to establish. At this time, the rest of the bandits were no longer afraid of Xia Yunhua. They pointed their bows and crossbows directly at Xia Yunhua.

At this moment, no one paid attention to Si Dao's position.

When everyone was attracted by Xia Yunhua, Si Dao had already cut in from the side. Si Dao's physique is far beyond that of mortals. At close range, ordinary bandits can't compete with Si Dao at all. Si Dao shot ruthlessly and hit the key point directly. There was no space or time to defend at all, and the five bandits on the left were killed by Si Dao in an instant.

This way, the crossbow on the left no longer needs to dodge. Xia Yunhua only needed to dodge the crossbow on the right side.

At the same time, all the bandits focused their attention on Si Dao. From the beginning of his appearance, Si Dao was like Xia Yunhua's follower, silent. Si Dao looks elegant, like a kind uncle. However, who would have thought that Si Dao's attack would be a thunderous blow, even more ferocious than the bandits.

All the bandits pointed their crossbows at the priest. None of them noticed that Xia Yunhua had a few short knives in both hands. The short knife was sharp, and it hit the hands of the bandits holding the bow and crossbow directly.

The bandits screamed in pain, dropped their crossbows, and lost the ability to resist. In an instant, only a dozen bandits were left with the bandit leader Sima Nantong.

Sima Nantong waved the knife at his waist and slashed at Si Dao on his side. However, Si Dao was faster than he imagined, and easily dodged Sima Nantong's horizontal sword. Then, Si Dao followed the gap between Sima Nantong's attacks, cut directly into Sima Nantong's close body, and struck Sima Nantong's throat hard.

Sima Nantong was hit in the throat, and the whole person lowered his head in pain. In the next second, Si Dao's downpercut hit Sima Nantong's jaw hard. Sima Nantong flew in mid-air and fell heavily to the ground. He was not killed immediately by Si Dao, it was entirely because Si Dao wanted Sima Nantong to order the other bandits to stop looting.

Sima Nantong did not lose consciousness. He struggled to get up from the ground, and thunder roared, "Execute plan three." ”

At this moment, the bandits who had originally robbed the grain were pushed out of the granary. Then, each of the bandits lit a torch in their hands. Jars full of spirits were smashed into the granary. Dry, flammable dead grass is also thrown into the granary. In this case, once the slightest spark is placed in the granary, the fire will definitely be ignited. At a distance of two hundred meters, Si Dao and Xia Yunhua couldn't stop the bandits at all.

"Or, we burn the grain and die together. Or, let me go. You decide. ”

Sima Nantong staggered, showed a triumphant smile, and wiped the blood from his mouth lightly.

From the very beginning, Sima Nantong had already planned everything. He's smarter than he thinks.

Seeing that Si Dao and Xia Yunhua were silent, Sima Nantong smiled: "What? What about the aura just now? What about the temper of the immortals just now? You are not willing to kill me? I am actually a rotten life, it really doesn't matter." It's a pity that the people of Jianshui Town have to be buried together. ”

Sima Nantong said, pointing to the buildings on both sides. The people of Jianshui Town appeared in the windows of the buildings.

Just now, when the bandits invaded Jianshui Town, the people hid tightly. Now, all the people have run out. The people very much agreed with Sima Nantong's proposal.

"Two immortals, anyway, the food reserves are quite sufficient. Otherwise, we'll let Sima Nantong grab some. ”

"Yes~ There is less food, we can buy it again. Jianshui Town is located deep in the mountains. It takes more than a month to go back and forth. If the granary is burned, how will we survive a month?"

The people of Jianshui Town have earned a lot of income by relying on the medicinal herb business, but they have always relied on external supplies for food. If the granary is burned down, the lives of all the people in Jianshui Town will definitely be very difficult.

At this time, Sun Xiu also got up from the ground. Although he hated Sima Nantong, he was even more reluctant to die with Sima Nantong. Sun Xiu also agreed with Sima Nantong's proposal, and said hatefully: "Shangxian, or that's it." ”

"Si Dao~" Xia Yunhua called Si Dao.

Si Dao nodded, approached Sima Nantong, and glanced at Sima Nantong at close range.

Sima Nantong had killed more than a dozen people, but the moment he looked at Si Dao, he only felt a tremor in the depths of his soul. He instinctively feared the priest.

Then Sima Nantong got up tremblingly, returned to the group of bandits who had plundered the granary, mounted his horse, and fled without looking back.

The remaining bandits let the wagons carrying the grain go first, leaving a few bandits behind. After half an hour, the bandits in the palace left.

What surprised everyone was that when the bandits in the palace fled, they turned around and shot several rockets. Several rockets were fired into the granary. The flammable withered grass sprinkled with liquor ignites at the touch of a button.

Jianshui Town is located halfway up the mountainside, and the surrounding water source is only a small stream. Near the granary, though, prepare several large tanks of water just in case. However, a few tanks of water could not extinguish the raging fire.