Chapter 1074 Natlan Bandits
In the nameless forest located in the east of the plain between Dakang County and Changliu County, seven or eight bearded men wearing simple leather clothes and holding blades were standing on the high ground near the plain.
Bandits, mountain bandits, gangsters, these are all their identities.
But now, among these wild-looking Natlan bandits, most of them have unhappy and angry faces.
"Brother, are we really going to let those dog officials occupy the village?"
"That's right, it's really unlucky. The leader of that group of guys is the county magistrate of Dakang County. Why did he come to us?"
"I should chop off that cowardly dog official with a knife tonight. My ancestral land in Dakang County was taken away by the landlord brought by that dog official!"
As the only person in the whole mountain village who has reached the limit of the great perfection of the Qi Condensation Realm, Du Mazi, the boss, clenched his fists and said nothing when he heard the complaints of his younger brothers.
How could he not want to chop the dog officials who suddenly visited this place and occupied the magpie's nest alive?
Most of the brothers in the village were oppressed by the dignitaries in their respective villages and counties, so they had to do extreme things and become bandits.
Even so, he never let the brothers rob houses, but rely on opening up wasteland in the mountains and collecting money from escorts and merchants on the official roads to make a living.
The official troops of Changliu County and Dakang County have never encircled and suppressed them. At most, they sent troops to force them to return the important goods seized by the dignitaries.
After all, in order to earn money steadily, the Natlan bandits often need to maintain the official roads in the mountains and drive away the surrounding monsters and evil cultivators.
Bandits who are extremely cruel to mortals will not live long in the world where extreme people exist.
Besides, the Natlan bandits are only seeking money, and at most they will capture people to do hard labor in the village, while the evil cultivators and monsters want human lives.
But the stability of Du Mazi's stronghold for more than ten years was completely broken three days ago.
The county magistrate of Dakang County brought more than a dozen high-ranking officials and landlords and their families, and came here under the cover of several foundation-building masters, and forcibly occupied their stronghold.
After five or six brothers died in the resistance, and even the second in command was killed, they finally realized the gap in strength and had to be forced to become the other side's coolies and allow themselves to be humiliated.
"Don't shout, I guess something must have happened in Dakang County... Maybe there was an evil cultivator."
Taking a long breath, Du Mazi stopped the complaints of his younger brothers in a cold voice, and said his guess viciously:
"Do you remember that when the group of dog officials and rich people from Dakang County came, they were like running for their lives. Not only did they not bring a mortal officer and soldier, but the county magistrate even lost one of his shoes.
"Recently, the world has become more and more unpeaceful, with evil cultivators making trouble and monsters rampant.
"Dakang County is located in a remote area. I haven't seen any other escorts from Dakang County come here in the past two days. Maybe... the evil cultivators have already massacred Dakang County."
The analysis of the leader of the mountain stronghold made all the bandits stare and gasp.
"Yes, big brother, since you said that, it seems that no one from Dakang County has come here on the official road in the past two days..."
"Not only Dakang County, didn't you notice that, except for the Immortal Destroyer who passed by Beiling last night, we haven't seen anyone on the official road for three or four days!"
The bandits talked in unison, and the topic gradually turned from the evil cultivators to what happened last night.
"Wow, speaking of the Immortal Destroyer last night, you were still sleeping in the village at that time, and you didn't see how terrifying it was with your own eyes.
"She is obviously not very tall, and looks younger than the daughter I entrusted to my relatives before I became a bandit. She actually raised her hand and released the sky fire, instantly blasting a foundation-building master of the dog official who didn't know how to live or die and spoke rudely to pieces! "
A tall and thin bandit recalled what he saw last night and said to Du Mazi and his brothers around him in a trembling voice.
"Really? Haha, I said that I saw those dog officials look very ugly this morning, so cool!"
"I heard that if the county officials abandon the county and flee, they will be killed according to the Natlan law. The same goes for you, old skinny monkey. Why don't you lead the Immortal Killer to the village to avenge the second in command and enforce justice?"
Hearing that the dog officials' thugs were killed by the Immortal Killer, all the bandits applauded.
And Du Mazi rolled his eyes and shouted coldly:
"You really think the Immortal Killer is a good person? If the old skinny monkey really leads the Immortal Killer to the village, I'm afraid we'll all be finished. "
Just as the bandits saw that the sun was setting and that they had probably waited in vain today, they were ready to return to the village.
Suddenly, Du Mazi's eyes shrank as he looked at Pingyuan.
Not only Du Mazi, but other bandits also saw the spiritual vehicle slowly emerging in the sky of Pingyuan and approaching them along the official road.
And the ground below the spiritual vehicle gradually showed the figures of densely marching troops.
"Spirit, spiritual vehicle? ! Big brother, we really should find a fortune teller to tell us about it. Why are there either immortal killers or immortals on the official road every few days? "
The bandit who was previously called the old skinny monkey stared blankly at the magic boat and the figure below slowly approaching them, and made a bitter sound.
The owner of this spiritual weapon is definitely not an existence that these bandits, who are mainly poor mortals, can resist.
In addition, there are so many people walking on the ground around the spiritual weapon. Could it be that some immortal sect is practicing some kind of sect practice?
Just when all the bandits were completely stunned, a group of people riding horses appeared in the distance on the official road. The spiritual weapon and the large force behind them came to the outside of the forest and stopped.
But when Du Mazi saw the golden-edged escort flag fluttering on the leader's horse and the appearance of the man with gray-haired temples who was carrying a sword but was full of energy, the bandit master showed an expression of disbelief on his face.
Isn't this person the head guard of the Nanzhou Golden Blade Escort Bureau who has dealt with him several times?
When did the Golden Knife Escort Agency actually fall in love with an immortal?
Fortunately, the old guard leader realized that he was so frightened that he forgot to enter the ambush on both sides of the forest road. He still took off the guard flags and rolled them up skillfully, and led the accompanying guards to attack them on horseback as usual. Shout slang greetings:
"The ancestor of thieves is mighty!"
The Thief Lord is the ancestor of all Natlan bandits, and this is also the most common greeting to bandits from people in the world.
If the opponent dismounts directly and hands him over, the bandits will recognize him as an outsider at a glance and can get a lot of money.
Du Mazi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this.
Since the other party still greeted them according to the rules of the world, there should be no ill intentions.
So he sighed, circulated his spiritual power, slid and leaped from the heights of the mountain, and landed in front of the group of escorts.
All the bodyguards also jumped off their horses in tacit agreement, and the head of the bodyguard who was holding the knife also bowed and saluted him.
"Hewu's friends are at home in the Sun and Moon Palace, and we are working side by side outside. Show your skills. Don't ruin the plate and lose your capital and profits. Please help us to let go of the sky."
Hearing that the bodyguard was still talking nonsense, Du Mazi waved his hands helplessly:
"Okay, okay, we don't have to deal with each other once or twice. Your Golden Blade Escort Bureau is already working for the immortals. Even if I have 800 courages, you don't dare to block the way."
"Haha, the master is so happy, so I'll thank you here."
The two briefly exchanged greetings, and after a while, the other bandits came to Du Mazi's side.
But soon, the old and strong escort leader discovered that the mental state and number of the bandits were not right.
The last time he escorted his escort from Changliu County to Dakang County, the number of bandits blocking the road as he passed through this mountain forest was at least forty or fifty.
Even if it is the busy time of spring and many bandits will go to cultivate the land around the village, it is not just these few people guarding the roadside.
"Master, has your village... been attacked by evil cultivators recently?"
Thinking of the nightmare night he experienced in Dakang County, the white-haired escort hesitated for a moment and finally asked his doubts.
It was only then that Du Mazi and the bandits behind him finally saw clearly that the crowd rushing under the Shenxing Zhou was not an immortal or an army.
But a refugee from Dakang County who traveled a long distance and fled with his family!