Lin Tian smiled lightly, looked at Wuxin, and changed the topic and asked, "By the way, Master, how did you know that Senior Brother and I are here?"

Glancing at the two of them, he walked outside the hall with his hands behind his back, and replied as he walked: "I'm going to the Thousand Islands Country to find a medicine for your master, and I happened to pass by here." Walked out of the hall, looked into the distance and sighed: "Alas~, okay, since the two of you are fine, I won't stay longer, if you two have time, go back and see your master, she misses you a little." With that, he flew up and disappeared into the distance in the blink of an eye.

At the entrance of the main hall, Lin Tian and Zhuang Yuan looked at the direction of the unintentional disappearance in a daze, and for a while, the two of them looked at each other, as if they were both saying in their hearts: 'This is leaving?'

In fact, what Lin Tian and the others didn't know was that they had received a notice from Wuchen, and when they learned that the two apprentices were here, he also knew about Long Yuan's existence, and he rushed here with some anxiety, but he didn't expect that he really saved them, as their master, how could he say that he deliberately followed them to protect them, not to mention, it may not be a good thing for them not to rely too much.

Yishui City, Lin Tian and Zhuang Yuan rode a high-headed horse, the first to go, followed by one person, it was Song Lian, the city lord of Yishui City, and then there were hundreds of left guards, hundreds of people escorted a group of old and young people in Heishui Village, followed by one or two hundred right guards, and the last was a few hundred city guards, these three teams of men and horses, forming a sharp contrast, the left and right guards in front, although embarrassed and injured and disabled, but the army was neat, and then looked at the defenders behind the city, wailing along the way, not to mention what military discipline was there, and a group of remnants of the defeated generals were escaped。

Now, even if there is a wail, it is also covered, on both sides of the avenue, crowded with onlookers, the people in the city are celebrating with each other, celebrating the uprooting of Heishui Village, the largest mountain bandit gang in Yishui City, and from then on, the people will live and work in peace and contentment.

Looking at these happy people, Lin Tian and Zhuang Yuan couldn't help but be happy.

At this moment, on the street, a group of people came to meet them, the first one, wearing a brown robe, a black high hat, and a white beard, walked closer, raised the yellow scroll in his hand and said: "The prince has a will!" The voice was shrill, obviously a eunuch.

Lin Tian and Zhuang Yuan hurriedly dismounted to pay respects, and all the soldiers behind the two knelt on the ground, and by the way, all the old and young people in Heishui Village were pressed to the ground, and all the people next to them also knelt on the ground, except for the eunuch, no one stood up, including a team of armor soldiers who followed him.

The eunuch glanced at it, unfolded the scroll in his hand, and said in a high voice in that sharp voice: "The prince has a will, Zhuang Yuan, the commander of the Left Governor's Guard, has meritorious service in suppressing bandits, and he is specially appointed as the Commander of the Left Guard, worshipping the expeditionary general, rewarding 100,000 taels of silver and 1,000 satin cloths." ”

After Zhuang Yuan heard this, he immediately bowed down and thanked him: "Thank you for the grace of my king, my king will live long!"

The eunuch paused for a moment, and then continued: "Lin Tian, the original refining weapon camp, assisted in suppressing bandits, and was specially appointed as the commander of the Left Governor's Guard, rewarding 10,000 taels of silver and 100 satin cloth. (Here the military generals are divided into one to nine ranks: marshal, governor, commander, commander, captain.) Purely personal arrangement, not historical reference)

After hearing this, Lin Tian was startled at first, looked at Zhuang Yuan on the side, and saw Zhuang Yuan winking at him, Lin Tian pouted helplessly, the document reported was written by Zhuang Yuan, and the ghost knows what he wrote.

"Uh-huh!" The shrill voice sounded, Lin Tian looked up, and saw that the eunuch was also looking at him, looking at each other, Lin Tian was puzzled, Zhuang Yuan on the side, moved his body on one knee, leaned over and reminded in a low voice: "Thank you." ”

"Oh!" Lin Tian heard this, hurriedly reacted, and immediately bowed down: "Thank you for your grace!"

"Hmm. The eunuch nodded, glanced at the soldiers, and said loudly: "The prince has a will, this time to suppress the bandits, all the soldiers bravely killed the enemy, all of them are meritorious, all the soldiers participating in the battle are promoted to one level, and the reward is 100 taels of silver, and the casualties are also 100 taels of silver for compensation." ”

After the eunuch finished reading, a group of soldiers responded loudly: "Thank you for the grace of my king, my king's longevity!" The rumbling shout resounded through Yishui City.

In the end, after everyone calmed down, the eunuch announced again: "The mountain bandits in Heishuizhai do all kinds of evil to burn, kill and loot, disturb the people's peace and contentment, and cause trouble, so as to make an example, at noon tomorrow, the captured mountain bandits in Heishuizhai will be beheaded in public to set an example!"

"Ah, don't!" "Spare your life!" "Woo woo!" As soon as the decree was announced, the men, women, and children of the Black Water Village howled and cried loudly, and a group of soldiers immediately got up to suppress these people and told them not to move.

Lin Tian and Zhuang Yuan also raised their heads, Zhuang Yuan got up and said, "Father-in-law, this... There are a lot of children among them!"

The father-in-law sighed and said: "Alas, my lord, this is the will of the prince, and I can't help it, besides, this time, the prince is furious because of these mountain bandits, and this is also to kill chickens and monkeys, deter Xiaoxiao, and no longer cause trouble." ”

"But it's none of the children's business, they're innocent. Lin Tian also stepped forward and spoke.

"Alas!" the eunuch sighed, "the two of you should take the order, the slave still has important business, so he will not stay." After the eunuch handed the scroll to Zhuang Yuan, he turned around and led the people away.

Looking at the eunuchs who were gradually walking away, Lin Tian frowned and secretly clenched his fists.

"Alas!, okay, don't look any further, as he said, he is just a slave who spreads words, and it is King Kun who is really in charge, and we can't do anything now. Zhuang Yuan walked over and patted Lin Tian on the shoulder.

"Senior brother, I... Lin Tian turned his head and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Zhuang Yuan: "Okay, if you have something to say, I'll talk about it later." After speaking, Zhuang Yuan snorted behind Lin Tian.

Lin Tian turned his head, but saw Song Lian with a smiling face coming over, and when he stepped forward, he said, "Hehe, my lord, why didn't you mention the lower officials in the will of this prince." ”

Glancing at Song Lian, Zhuang Yuan said coldly: "Hmph! You still have the face to say! Have you forgotten that you had been in cahoots with Duan Qi before, locked us up outside the city, and slept in the open?"

"Eh, Xiaguan, Xiaguan was involuntary at that time, my lord. Song Lian trembled and arched his hand, and said in a loud voice, although this Song Lian is the lord of a city, his official rank is equivalent to the commander level, one level lower than the grand commander, but that is just as far as the ordinary commander is concerned, Zhuang Yuan was the commander of the Left Governor and the Guard before, not the ordinary Left Overseer, Zhuang Yuan is now promoted to the commander of the capital, and the official level can pinch this Song Lian to death at will.

"Hmph! The prince asked his father-in-law to bring you a message, you Song Lian delayed the military plane, it was a crime that deserved death, and you later led the troops to kill the enemy bravely, and now, the merits and demerits are offset, let you be a good parent official, and benefit one party!" Zhuang Yuan said matter-of-factly.

"Yes, yes, the subordinate must remember, must remember. Song Lian gave up his hand again and again.

"Okay, you go down first, and detain all those mountain bandits in Heishui Village. Zhuang Yuan ordered.

"Yes, the next official will do it. Song Lian left as ordered.

In a separate courtyard of the City Lord's Mansion, Lin Tian was in the courtyard at this time, pacing back and forth, as if he was very anxious.

"Xiaotian, what are you looking for me?" Zhuang Yuan changed into white clothes and walked over.

Lin Tian saw Zhuang Yuan coming, hurriedly walked over, pulled Zhuang Yuan and said, "Senior brother, you are here." Glancing at the guards around him, he pulled Zhuang Yuan and walked into the house: "Let's go, go to the house first, I have something to say to you." ”

"What's the matter, God is mysterious. Zhuang Yuan muttered, let Lin Tian pull him, and entered the house.

Lin Tian closed the door, walked over and said, "Senior brother, after thinking about it, I still have to save those children." ”

"You're crazy!" Zhuang Yuan shouted, as if he felt that his voice was a little loud, and lowered his voice and said: "Are you crazy, those are all bandits in Heishuizhai, and they will be beheaded by the public tomorrow, you save them, isn't that anti-decree? Resisting the decree is a capital crime, do you know?"

Lin Tian didn't say anything, just stared at Zhuang Yuan, looking at him fixedly.

Looking at Lin Tian's eyes, Zhuang Yuan waved his hand helplessly: "Alas, let's say, how do you want to save it?"

Lin Tian retracted his gaze, touched his chin and said, "I have a way, I don't need to rob the prison or the law field." ”

Zhuang Yuan squinted: "What way?"

Lin Tian turned his head and said: "We can separate the adults and the children, and say to the outside world that it is a bit cruel to kill those children in public, and we must deal with them secretly, send cronies to take those children to one place, transfer them secretly, and then use some means to cover up, so that we can safely save those children, how about it?"

Facing Lin Tian's expectant gaze, Zhuang Yuan frowned and nodded slowly: "Well, your method is okay, but how to settle this group of children after that, have you thought about it?"

"Well, as long as I can save these children, I'll take care of the rest. Lin Tian nodded in affirmation.

That night, in a heart-rending howl, a group of mountain bandits separated from the children, as old as eleven or twelve years old, as small as swaddling babies, that night, on the grounds of secret disposal, the group of children were transferred, as for where they were transferred, except for Lin Tian, no one knew.

At noon the next day, at the entrance of the vegetable market in Yishui City, tens of thousands of people were surrounded here, and only the women and old people were left in Heishuizhai's family, under the executioner's big knife, they were beheaded one by one, this scene was extremely bloody, Lin Tian saw this scene for the first time from childhood to adulthood, from unbearable to direct looking, to numbness.

In the end, the entire vicinity of the vegetable market was filled with blood, and at the entrance of the vegetable market, blood flowed like a river, and many people were still excited at first, but later they were all pale, and some even vomited on the spot.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Lin Tian had an indescribable feeling in his heart, depressed, bored, why do you have to kill to calm the people, and with these killings, what can you get? These are all things that Lin Tian can't understand now.