A Noble Family's Romantic Journey - Chapter 384

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Liu Lang had planned to rekindle his romance with the Fourth Miss, but the chaotic arguing outside disrupted his mood. He was furious and stopped what he was doing with the Fourth Miss to listen to the conversation outside.
Just now, Third Master's men returned and, seeing that Invincible hadn't yet gathered the four thousand taels of silver, angrily cursed, "You bastard! Are you making fun of Third Master's poverty?"
Wudi said helplessly, "Third Master, I've used all my savings and only managed to scrape together three thousand five hundred taels. The brothers are really having a hard time. How about you give me a couple of days' notice? I'll personally hand over the five hundred taels I owe in a few days. What do you think?"
Third Master took the large cloth bag containing three thousand taels of silver, snorted coldly, and said, "It seems that Third Master's words don't work! When our Fourth Master came last year, you were also unhappy, but our Fourth Master, in a fit of anger, chopped off the head of one of the troublemakers. It seems that Third Master is still too soft-hearted."
As Third Master spoke, he suddenly swung the red copper hammer in his hand and smashed it down on the head of a nearby swordsman...
If someone hadn't intervened to save him, the knife-wielder would have died a violent death.
Invincible used his machete to block Third Master's hammer.
Third Master roared, "Invincible! You really dare to rebel?"
The veins on Wudi's face bulged high; he really wanted to fight this unreasonable bandit to the death, but when he thought of the many women and children behind him, he felt that his own death was insignificant compared to the harm he would cause to so many innocent people. "Third Master, please have mercy!"
Third Master snorted and said, "I've already been very polite to you! Pay up the four thousand taels of silver, and I will not make things difficult for you. In fact, I will protect you. But you should know what's good for you!"
How much silver do they owe you?
A loud voice asked. Liu Lang, wearing a fur robe, still felt a bit cold and rubbed his hands as he walked.
Third Master sized up Sixth Master and asked, "Who are you?"
Liu Lang returned his gaze and said, "Merchant!"
Third Master pursed his lips and nodded, "You're very rich?"
Liu Lang tilted his head and said, "I have money, name your price! I'll let you give the people here a way to live."
Third Master slowly extended his hand and said to Sixth Master, "This gentleman wants five hundred taels!"
Third Master corrected him, "It's five thousand!"
Wudi nearly jumped up, glaring at Third Master and cursing, "Isn't this extortion? I already gave you three thousand five hundred taels of silver, and I clearly owe you five hundred, but you're saying it's five thousand?"
Third Master coldly stared at the group opposite him and said, "In Shahe County, we Shuanglong Mountain call the shots! Since you've brought in a big shot with money, you must be very rich. Since you're rich, you're destined to be fleeced!"
Liu Lang cursed, "Damn it, what kind of bullshit logic is this? You're even more unreasonable than me, Liu Ye."
Third Master arrogantly brandished the sledgehammer in his hand and said, "These days, whoever is stronger and has more soldiers is right. I, Third Master, only know fists, not reason!"
The fourth young lady walked over wearing a cloak with a silver fox collar and said to the arrogant third master, "Do you think you're very strong?"
When Third Master saw that the woman before him was a stunningly beautiful woman, he had never seen such an ethereal beauty before. Staring at her in disbelief, he asked, "Does anyone here dare to test their strength against me?"
The fourth young lady said coldly, "I'll have a match with you!"
Third Master laughed heartily, "Little beauty, you? You're not joking, are you?"
The fourth young lady said solemnly, "If I lose, I will give you five thousand taels of silver right away. If you lose, you must obediently kowtow to everyone present. Not only will today's taxes be waived, but you will also be forbidden from coming here to ask for more in the future."
Third Master sneered, "You've got quite the nerve. Tell me, how do you want to compete?"
The fourth young lady pointed to the two stone lions at the entrance of the Knife Station and said, "Let's each take one and lift it up and keep it in the air. Whoever can hold it up the longest wins, how about it?"
Third Master looked at the two stone lions, each weighing over a thousand pounds. Although she was very strong, she definitely couldn't lift them. She looked at Fourth Miss's confident expression and stammered, "You...you're joking, right?"
The fourth young lady glared and said, "Do you dare to fall to the ground?"
Third Master, his face grim, glanced at the surrounding swordsmen. His face, illuminated by the torchlight, appeared even more flushed. "What's there to be afraid of?"
The fourth young lady rolled up her sleeves, took off her cloak and handed it to the sixth young master. She walked to a stone lion, turned to the third young master and said, "A man's word is his bond. If you lose, you are not allowed to go back on your word!"
Third Master mustered his courage and said, "Of course!"
He thought to himself, "Is this woman bragging to scare me, or does she really have some strength? Looking at her slender and graceful figure, she doesn't look like someone with clumsy strength at all. Is she deliberately trying to frighten me?"
The fourth young lady smiled disdainfully and said, "Then I'll make the first move!"
Having said that, she bent down slightly, grasped the base of the stone lion with both hands, and with a surge of strength, lifted the stone lion high above her head, smiling as she looked at the crowd. The swordsmen were surprised for a moment, then burst into thunderous applause. The Fourth Miss said to the Third Master, "Why don't you hurry up and lift it up? Let's have a contest!"
Third Master's face turned pale, and he snorted coldly, saying, "In Shahe County, brute force alone won't do. If you really want to compete, Third Master will test your skills in something more profound..."
The fourth young lady roared in fury, "You scoundrel! How dare you play tricks on me!"
Enraged, she lifted the stone lion and brought it down on Third Master's head. Third Master never expected such a beautiful woman to suddenly turn on him. The stone lion crashed down with overwhelming force, and there was no way to dodge. With a cry of "Oh!", he instinctively raised an arm to block. The Fourth Miss channeled all her anger into her arms. The stone lion was already heavy, and when she slammed it down, it was with the force of thousands of pounds. How could Third Master withstand it? The stone lion crushed his entire upper body, leaving him a bloody mess.
Liu Lang shouted, "That was so satisfying! Let's see if you dare to interrupt my good time again."
The knife-wielders were overjoyed and cheered in unison. Then a chill ran down their spines. This Third Master was the bandit leader of Shuanglong Mountain. Now that he had died here, wouldn't those bandits gather a large force to come and demand an explanation?
The dozen or so bandits that Third Master brought with him were so terrified when they saw him being smashed to death on the spot that they fled in panic. Wudi hurriedly shouted, "Brothers on the arrow tower, quickly shoot these bandits! Don't let them run back and report!"
Several arrows suddenly shot down from the arrow tower. Several bandits were hit by the arrows and fell from their horses. Wudi stepped forward and killed a few of them, but two bandits still managed to escape.
Wudi turned around, bowed deeply to Liulang and the Fourth Miss, and said, "Thank you for your help, you two heroes. But you killed the bandit leader of Shuanglong Mountain. They will come back for revenge. You two... should leave here quickly."
The fourth young lady said, "I killed the person. If I leave, wouldn't I be implicating you all?"
Seeing the knife-wielders sighing with their heads down, Liu Lang said, "They're just a bunch of bandits, why are you so afraid?"
Wudi said, "You may not know this, but these bandits have a deep connection with the government of Shahe County. The bandit leader of Shuanglong Mountain is the brother-in-law of the governor of Shahe County. Officials and bandits are one family."
Liu Lang cursed, "Such a thing actually happened? Then why don't you file a complaint?"
An old knife-wielder said, “Our Shahe County is a slave prefecture of the Mongol Empire. From our grandfathers onwards, we have been destined to serve our lives here as slaves for life, with no possibility of changing our fate. Where can we file a complaint?”
The old knife-wielder shook his head sadly, the deep wrinkles on his forehead seemingly telling the story of the torment and pain he had suffered over the years.
The fourth young lady asked, "Is this the case throughout Shahe County? No wonder we asked so many people and none of them said the way to the capital. Have you never left this place?"
Wudi said, “Shahe County is a sealed sandbar. Here, besides the yellow sand and the monsters in the sand, there are only us swordsmen who live on this sand. The government provides us with weapons, water and food, but they exploit our cheap labor. Countless young swordsmen have buried this desert they depend on for survival in order to pan for gold in the desert and to exchange for the food and water they need.”
Liu Lang asked, "Didn't you ever think about escaping?"
Invincible continued, “The north and south sides of this desert are covered by snow-capped mountains, with no roads to be found. To the east is Shahe Prefecture, guarded by 30,000 elite troops. Further east is Ulan, the capital of Mongolia. How could we possibly conquer the capital? To the west? The road to the west is very long. How long, even we here probably don't know, because the road to the west is fraught with layers of Shahe monsters. The further west you go, the more ferocious the monsters become. At first, there are desert skeleton wolves, which we can still handle. Beyond the skeleton wolf's territory are the raging blood tigers, twice as fierce as the skeleton wolves. Even a swordsman like me, without help, wouldn't dare say I could kill a raging blood tiger. A hundred miles further west are the even more ferocious and venomous golden sand worms. Those fire-breathing, highly poisonous insects are extremely difficult to deal with, and almost none of our swordsmen dare to provoke them. Further west… I can't say for sure, but it gets increasingly dangerous.”
Liu Lang nodded and said, "I see. So, if those bandits escaped back to report, will the bandits from Shuanglong Mountain return here immediately?"
Wudi said, "Not for now. Shuanglong Mountain is quite a distance from here. The bandits of Shuanglong Mountain know that the Third Master was killed, and they will definitely come for revenge. They will definitely arrive before noon tomorrow."
Liu Lang thought for a moment and said, "Since things have come to this, being afraid won't solve anything. It seems that escaping Shahe County in a short time won't be an easy task, but I don't agree with you sitting and waiting for your death."
The old knife-wielder asked, "What's your plan?"
Liu Lang said, "Let's fight the bandits to the death and protect our homeland."

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