Chapter Ninety-Five: Greed

"What's going on?!"

"There is a situation, everyone pay attention!"

"What's going on?!"

"Be careful—"

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The giant tree fell from the sky, startling the horses, and there was a brief panic in the ranks.

Seeing this, Uncle Miao's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly picked up the horsewhip and said, "There may be thieves, God asks you to protect Miss well, I'll go to the front to take a look." As soon as the words fell, a figure had already jumped forward.

"Sister Lan, Xiaoying, you go to the carriage quickly, leave it to me here!"

Tianwen quickly took out a dagger from his waist and protected it in front of Shu Lan and Xiao Ying, his face showing a maturity and stability that did not match his age.

As for the young man's words, Shu Lan didn't seem to hear it, but said lightly: "Everyone is here, why should I hide?"

"Miss......"

Xiao Ying looked at Shu Lan with a nervous face, and when she saw the other party's extremely calm expression, she was immediately relieved.

Shu Lan has followed her father to the north and south since she was a child, and has experienced the ups and downs of the business sea, and has seen a lot of winds and waves. Calm and moody, this is the first step to success for a businessman. What's more, as the leader of this team, how can he back down?

Patting Tianwen's shoulder, Shu Lan walked forward.

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"Uncle Miao, Liang Guard, what's the situation ahead. ”

Seeing that it was Shu Lan coming, Uncle Miao said angrily: "Miss, why are you here?!Hurry back, if you encounter danger later, how can I explain to the master?"

The middle-aged man on the side also echoed: "Yes, Miss, the sword has no eyes, please ask Miss to avoid it first, there are Liang and Brother Miao here, how can some little thieves allow him to be presumptuous." ”

Shu Lan smiled calmly: "Since they are just a few little thieves, and they are protected by masters like Liang Guard and Uncle Miao, what danger will Shu Lan have if he stays?"

"This ......"

The Liang guard was slightly stunned, and then smiled bitterly: "Miss really has the style of a father, Liang admires it!"

Uncle Miao was helpless, and finally glared at Tian and asked, "You stinky boy, I will protect Miss later, if Miss is missing a hair, Uncle will have to pick your kid's skin!"

"Oh, yes, yes. ”

Seeing the ferocity of what Uncle Miao said, Tianwen nodded hurriedly.

Seeing this, the Liang guard didn't say much, then turned around and shouted forward with full of anger: "The Chase Chamber of Commerce is passing by your land, dare to ask which way of the hero is this?"

A loud voice echoed through the mountains.

After a while, I heard a gloomy voice coming: "Hehe, it turned out to be the team of the Chase Chamber of Commerce...... I heard that the Chase Chamber of Commerce is not only rich in oil, but also likes to make friends from all walks of life, since you are passing by our Seven Tiger Village, shouldn't you say hello to our brothers?"

"It turned out to be the hero of the Seven Tigers, and I have ......admired it for a long time."

Liang Huwei is an old Jianghu, so he naturally understands what the other party means. Although he hadn't heard of any Seven Tiger Villages and Eight Tiger Villages, he still had to give face to each other, so he arched his hand and said: "This time our Chamber of Commerce is in a hurry, but I forgot to say hello to all the heroes, I really don't want to ......" After a pause, he continued: "The Chase Chamber of Commerce has always liked to make friends with heroes from all sides. ”

These words were sonorous and powerful, as if they really regarded the other party as a hero.

"Well said, well said...... Hahahaha!"

Amid the laughter, a large group of men with weapons emerged from the mountain pass...... As far as the eye can see, there are three or four hundred people in a dense crowd.

The leader is a tall and thin middle-aged man with small eyes and sunken cheekbones, just like a thief's eyebrows.

This person's surname is Cao, and he ranks third in the Seven Tiger Village, and is known as Cao San. He was originally a martial artist in Sanhe County, but because he couldn't bear the poverty, he made an appointment with several acquaintances to go up the mountain and did the work of bandits.

To say that in this troubled world, robbers and bandits are not uncommon. Therefore, Cao Wu and others relied on their good skills and ruthlessness, but they also broke into some fame, and occupied a place in the eighteen villages of the Beichuan Mountains, known as the "Seven Tigers of Beishan".

However, over the years, the black and white have converged on their forces, there has been little chaos in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult for the bandits to be independent, so the "Seven Tigers of Beishan" have not lived well, and they can only live by a little filial piety on each mountain.

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"Dare to ask the owner of the village with his surname?"

Liang Guard's demeanor was polite, and the other party also replied: "It's good to say, I am the third oldest in the Seven Tigers Village, and my brothers call me Cao San." ”

"It turned out to be Cao Sanye...... Come on, bring things up. ”

Liang Guard beckoned: "Here are 1,000 taels of silver, 20 pieces of silk brocade, and some high-grade tea...... It's just a small courtesy, and I hope that Cao Sanye and all the brothers will laugh and accept it!"

Immediately, four subordinates behind him carried two mahogany boxes over.

Cao San looked at the contents of the two boxes, smiled and said, "This thin gift is really thin enough, the Chase Chamber of Commerce is also a rich party, just this little thing wants to send our brother, do you think it is to send Hanako?"

For ordinary people, one thousand taels of silver is already a lot of money, but there are five or six hundred brothers in the Seven Tiger Village, and in addition to the dividends of the seven village owners, less than one or two are distributed to everyone below. In this way, a thousand taels of silver is indeed not much.

Seeing that Cao San was not satisfied with the two boxes of things, Liang Guard's face sank, and he secretly scolded the other party for being too thick-hearted and untruthful. In today's troubled times, it's good to have something to eat, those two boxes of things are enough for five or six hundred people to eat for several months, and if the other party still wants to make things difficult, then they are purely looking for trouble.

Liang Huwei was about to speak, Shu Lan stepped forward and said: "Cao Sanye, the world is not good now, it is not easy to go south and north, and I also ask Cao Sanye and the brothers of Guizhai to raise their noble hands and let me wait, my little sister is grateful here......"

As she spoke, Shu Lan took out three silver tickets from her sleeves: "Here are three silver tickets from Huitong Qianzhuang, each of which is one thousand taels, and they can be exchanged in various counties at any time." ”

"Wow!

"It's so beautiful! it's a hundred times more beautiful than the woman that the master of Dazhai snatched back last time!"

"Hehe, when the time comes, when a few village owners have had enough, maybe we will have a share." ”

"That's right, yes, if you can sleep with such a beauty, it's worth dying!"

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The appearance of the girl undoubtedly provoked the greedy desire of this group of bandits.

Shu Lan already looked very moving, and listening to his gentle voice suddenly made Cao San and the others brighten up...... This situation is like a large group of wild wolves that have not eaten for many days and have discovered their prey.

Feeling the extremely aggressive gaze, Shu Lan's brows furrowed slightly, and she was a little annoyed in her heart. But for the sake of the big picture, she didn't show anything unusual.

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Knowing that he was out of shape, Cao San hurriedly restrained his stupid appearance, but his lustful gaze still wandered recklessly on Shu Lan: "This young lady has an extraordinary bearing, I don't know how to call it?"

Liang Huwei took over and said, "Third Master Cao, our young lady is the young owner of the Chase Chamber of Commerce. ”

"Little sister Shu Lan, please take care of Sanye Cao. ”

Despite her disgust, Shu Lan smiled and gave the other party a salute.

"Take care of it, and naturally take care of it...... Hey, hey, hey!"

Cao Sanyi said with a smile in his thief eyes: "Originally, according to the previous rules, passing by our mountain, you have to pay 180,000 taels of silver, and then leave half of the goods before you will be released...... However, since it is Miss Shu Lan's goods, then in your face, you can just say whatever you want, and you should make friends......"

When Shu Lan and the others heard this, they were overjoyed, but they heard Cao San continue: "Of course, since we are friends, passing by our Seven Tiger Village, how can we not entertain them well, and invite Miss Shu Lan and all your friends to gather in my Seven Tiger Village, and our seven brothers just wash the dust for you." ”

Hearing this, everyone's faces changed greatly, and even Shu Lan's expression became a little colder. This Cao San was inevitably a little bit of an inch, and he gave money and gave way, and even wanted to trap the entire caravan into it, which was really shameless! If he really went to the cottage with the bandits, could he still live and die by himself? That is really entering the tiger's den!

Shu Lan held back her anger and said lightly: "Third Master Cao, my little sister is going to participate in the Luoyang Commercial Bank rally this time, and the time is limited, so I can't stay longer." Cao Sanye's good intentions, Shu Lan and others understood it, and hoped that Cao Sanye would forgive me. ”

"Hey, hey, hey!"

Cao San's face darkened, and he said angrily: "Miss Shu Lan refuses like this, is it because she looks down on our Seven Tiger Village and disdains to have a relationship with us?"

Without waiting for Shu Lan to speak, Liang Guard said in a deep voice: "Where is Cao Sanye, people who do business are talking about harmony and making money, so naturally they want to make friends and do righteousness in all directions, but we do have something important to go to Luoyang this time, and I also ask Cao Sanye to give me a convenience, and I will come to visit you later." ”

Liang Guard's posture was already very low, and he didn't want to make a big deal until he had no choice. After all, the other party is some outlaws, and when encountering such a situation, they can naturally avoid it and let it go. Losing some money is a small matter, but peace is the most important thing. It's just that the other party is blindly aggressive, and some people can't stand it.

Cao San waved his hand and said with a tough attitude: "No need later, I think it's a good day today, it's better to go to our village now, and it's not too late to go after tonight...... Brethren, go and help drive the carts and pull the goods. ”

"Okay!"

A group of bandits were not polite, and swaggered towards the caravan, and the bright weapons in their hands gave them a little more power.

"Who would dare to do it?"

With a loud shout, the horsewhip in Uncle Miao's hand snapped, revealing a deep dent on the ground.

At the same time, Liang Guard pulled out the knife at his waist and flashed towards the enemy!

Immediately afterwards, everyone in the caravan picked up swords, guns and sticks and waited for the battle.

Seeing such a situation, Cao San's mood was naturally not much better. Although it is said that there are only about 100 people in the caravan, and he has brought three or four hundred brothers, but if he really wants to fight, he will definitely suffer heavy casualties.

In fact, as long as Cao San sees that it is good, he will accept it, and with the more than 4,000 silver as an addition, it is already a big gain, but this guy's interests are consumed, and he is even more greedy for Shu Lan's beauty, where is he willing to give up!

"Hmph! You don't eat a toast, you eat a penalty wine!"

Cao San smiled coldly, made a move, and saw that high in the mountain pass, dozens of archers came out and pointed the tips of their arrows at the caravan.

"It's an ambush!"

Liang Guard's expression changed greatly, and Uncle Miao rushed forward with an arrow, wanting to preemptively capture Cao San, but unfortunately the other party was cunning and retreated into the crowd.

"The women are left for Lao Tzu, and all the men are killed!

Cao San roared angrily, and threw out two cone thorns from his arm.

Arrows fell from the mountain.

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