Chapter 715 Encountering Robbers

A gentle smile appeared on her face, and she was touched in her heart.

Xiyu was relieved a little, but he still held Ouyang Linlin's arms tightly, as if she would disappear if he let go.

Xiyu and the other four continued on their way, and the sun shone on them through the gaps in the leaves, forming patches of light.

Xiyu suddenly asked: "Do you want to buy a horse? Everyone rides a horse." His eyes were full of expectations, as if he had seen the scene of everyone riding horses.

Xiaohong shook her head timidly and said, "I dare not, riding a horse is too dangerous." Her voice trembled slightly, and a trace of fear appeared on her face.

Xiyu looked at Xiaohong's frightened look, and had to stop insisting. He sighed helplessly and said, "Okay, let's continue like this."

The others were silent, but they just quickened their pace silently.

The scenery on both sides of the road kept receding, and their figures seemed both small and firm on this winding road.

They passed a small forest, and mottled light and shadows intertwined on the ground.

Suddenly, several shadows rushed out of the woods and blocked their way.

This was a group of masked men, revealing only a pair of eyes flashing with ferocity.

One of them shouted viciously: "Robbery! Hand over all the valuables on you!"

Xi Yu was startled at first, but then quickly calmed down. He sneered, stared at the masked man in the lead, and asked: "Who are you? How dare you do this in broad daylight!"

The masked men seemed to be stunned by his momentum for a moment, but soon regained their ferocity. One of them roared: "Stop talking nonsense! Hand over your property quickly, and I will spare your life!"

Xi Yu took a step forward, held his head high, and said without fear: "Let you leave, otherwise you will regret it. I advise you not to make mistakes, I am not easy to mess with!"

He thought to himself: "These little thieves, do they really think I am afraid?"

Song Shuwen and the other two did not look afraid at all, which really surprised the masked men.

They stood there, with upright postures and firm eyes, as if they were not facing vicious robbers, but a few insignificant ants.

Xi Yu crossed his arms, raised his mouth, and said with a hint of disdain: "I will count to three. If you don't retreat, the consequences will be serious."

His eyes revealed a sense of majesty, as if he could see through everything. But he thought in his heart: "These minions must be made to know how powerful they are, so that they dare not do evil again."

The masked people looked at each other, and the leader's eyes flashed a trace of hesitation, but still pretended to be fierce and shouted: "Don't bluff, what can you do!"

Song Shuwen took a step forward, stared at the other party fiercely, and said loudly: "Humph, if you don't believe me, just try it!"

There was no fear on his face, but he was secretly calculating a countermeasure in his heart.

Another companion clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: "You are really blind to dare to rob us!"

Xi Yu began to count: "One!" The voice was loud and firm.

The masked men unconsciously tightened their weapons, their bodies trembling slightly.

"Two!" Xi Yu's voice was even colder, as if carrying endless pressure.

Several masked men began to waver, and their feet involuntarily took a small step back.

"Three!" Xi Yu shouted loudly.

Seeing that Xi Yu and others were so tough, the masked men were not scared away, but instead insulted: "You ignorant things, dare to scare the grandfathers!"

While cursing, they waved their weapons and rushed towards Xi Yu and others aggressively.

At this critical moment, several black shadows suddenly jumped out of the woods beside Xi Yu. They were Xi Yu's secret guards.

They moved like the wind and appeared silently, which surprised the masked men.

The masked man's footsteps suddenly stopped, his eyes full of fear and disbelief.

One of them stammered: "This... How come there are helpers!"

The secret guards were all agile, their faces were as heavy as water, and their eyes were full of murderous intent.

The leading dark guard said coldly: "You dare to disrespect the master, you are tired of living!"

The masked people had already wanted to retreat at this time, but the retreat route had been blocked by the dark guards.

They looked at each other, and their panic was beyond words.

The dark guards rushed towards the masked people like a tiger descending from the mountain. They punched and kicked, and each move was extremely fierce.

"Hmph, let you taste the power!" A dark guard's eyes were wide open, with a cold expression on his face. His fist hit the abdomen of a masked man heavily, and the masked man bent down instantly, like a cooked shrimp.

Another dark guard kicked up and kicked a masked man who tried to resist to the ground. He snorted coldly: "Don't overestimate your ability!" His eyes were full of contempt.

The masked people had no power to fight back at all, and were soon knocked to the ground one after another. They rolled on the ground and groaned in pain.

"Ouch, spare us!" A masked man covered his injured arm, his voice trembling, his eyes full of fear and pleading, and he regretted it in his heart: "If I had known this was a tough job, I shouldn't have taken it!"

"Stop fighting, stop fighting, we don't dare to do it again!" Another masked man cried out in pain with blood at the corner of his mouth.

Xi Yu clasped his hands in front of his chest, watching all this coldly, without any mercy in his heart: "Dare to rob us, this is the end."

Song Shuwen and the other two watched from the side, with a relieved expression on their faces.

"Good fight, let these guys know the consequences of doing evil!" Song Shuwen said excitedly.

The secret guards did not stop because of the masked man's begging for mercy, and continued to lecture them severely until the masked man lay on the ground unable to move.

After a while, Xi Yu raised his hand and said: "Okay, stop." His voice was not loud, but it carried unquestionable majesty.

Upon hearing this, the secret guards immediately stopped their hands and stood neatly aside, breathing steadily, as if the fierce fight just now was just a piece of cake for them.

Xi Yu stepped forward and said with cold eyes: "Take off their masks, I want to see who they are."

The secret guards did as they were told and roughly pulled off the masked man's scarf.

They were all from the Kushan country. Xi Yu stared at them with sharp eyes and asked loudly: "Who are you? How did you appear on the territory of the Central Plains?"

A relatively thin Kushan native replied tremblingly: "Sir, we escaped from Kushan and came here. We couldn't survive in Kushan, so we got here."

Xi Yu sneered, and the laughter was like the cold wind of winter, making people shudder, "Can't survive? Humph, then why can't you survive here? Don't you know how to work? I think you're just lazy!"

The man shook his head quickly and said with a cry: "That's not the case. We are unfamiliar with the place and can't find a job."

Xi Yu frowned, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Can't find it? That's because you didn't look hard enough! The Central Plains is rich in resources. As long as you are willing to endure hardships, can you still eat without a bite of your food?"

Song Shuwen next to him looked at these Kushan people, his eyes full of suspicion and blame.

At this time, another Kushan man knelt and moved forward a few steps and begged: "We know we were wrong, please forgive us this time."

Xi Yu crossed his arms and glanced back and forth at them, thinking about how to deal with these people.

Xi Yu turned to look at the secret guard and said firmly: "Send them back to the Kushan Empire."

When the Kushan people heard this, they were instantly frightened and their faces turned pale.

One of them shouted in horror: "Sir, you must not do this! Once sent back, we will have no way to survive!"

Several people knelt down and begged for mercy, crying and begging intertwined: "Sir, please show mercy. We promise that we will never dare to do it again. We really will not!"

However, Xi Yu was unmoved, his expression remained cold, and he said coldly: "It is state-owned and national law. If you make mistakes in the Central Plains, you must accept the appropriate punishment. I will not change just because of your few words of begging for mercy." idea."

The Kushan people collapsed to the ground in despair, their eyes filled with helplessness and despair.

But the secret guards had already stepped forward and pulled them up forcefully.

Song Shuwen looked on, feeling a little unbearable in his heart, but he also understood that Xiyu's move was to maintain law and order.

Just as the secret guards were about to take the Kushan people away, one of the Kushan people suddenly broke free and tried to escape. The secret guards reacted quickly and subdued him immediately.

Xi Yu shouted angrily: "You dare to resist! Take him away quickly!"

Finally, with Xi Yu's determination, the secret guards took the few Kushan people on their way back to the Kushan Empire.

After the secret guards escorted the Kushan people away, Song Shuwen looked worried and said to Xi Yu: "Prime Minister, if this happens, the fate of these people will be extremely tragic."

Xi Yu looked serious and said in a deep voice: "Song Doctor, I know you are kind-hearted, but this matter is related to the dignity of national law. If you forgive easily, people in other countries will think that they can do whatever they want in the Central Plains, and it will disrupt the rules and regulations."

The group of people continued to move forward, and the atmosphere was quite dull along the way.

On this day, the sun was shining brightly, and Xi Yu and others rode forward slowly on horseback.

When passing by Qingzhou, Xi Yu reined in the reins, turned to look at the others, and said with a twinkling light in his eyes: "Let's stop here for a while. I want to go to Qingzhou and meet Cheng Yu."

So, the four people walked towards the governor's mansion.

Xi Yu was looking forward to it, thinking about catching up with Cheng Yu.

Arriving at the gate of the Governor's Mansion, Xi Yu straightened his clothes.

After the guard went in to report, Cheng Yu came out soon after. When he saw Xi Yu, he had a look of surprise on his face, cupped his hands and said, "Prime Minister, why are you here! This official is really surprised and happy!"

Xi Yu laughed and said in return, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I miss you so much that I came to see you."

The two looked at each other and smiled, then walked into the house together.

Xi Yu smiled and introduced Ouyang Linlin, Xiao Hong and Song Shuwen to Cheng Yu in turn, and then asked with concern: "Cheng Yu, what happened in Qingzhou recently?"

Cheng Yu frowned slightly, thought for a moment and then said: "Back to the Prime Minister, Qingzhou has been relatively peaceful recently. It's just some minor people's livelihood matters that need to be dealt with, so it's not a big deal."

He described the recent situations in Qingzhou in detail.

Xi Yu nodded while listening, sometimes showing a thoughtful expression, secretly assessing the importance of these things.

At this moment, a servant hurriedly came to report: "Sir, it's not good, there is a locust disaster in our Pingshui Village in Qingzhou. The people are miserable and are praying to God!"

When Cheng Yu heard this, his eyes widened with astonishment on his face, and he exclaimed: "What? Locust disaster!"

He quickly turned to look at Xi Yu and said eagerly: "Prime Minister, please wait here while I go to check on the situation."

Xi Yu frowned and said firmly: "Since I have encountered it, I will go and see it too."

Then he turned his head to look at Ouyang Linlin, Xiaohong and Song Shuwen, and said gently: "Linlin, you three can rest here."

Xi Yu and Cheng Yu rode forward at full speed. Xi Yu said as he hurried on the road: "An insect pest has appeared in another place before. The people actually regard locusts as gods. This is really wrong."

Cheng Yu listened carefully on the side, nodded from time to time, and said: "Yes, Prime Minister, this idea is indeed not advisable. We must let the people understand the truth."

The two of them rode their horses and rushed quickly towards Pingshui Village, with a determination to help the people solve the problem.

Finally, Xi Yu and Cheng Yu arrived at the entrance of the village.

There was a dilapidated temple there, and many people were kneeling there, praying devoutly to God to let the locusts leave quickly.

At this time, the village head shouted anxiously: "Don't do this, everyone, you should go and kill locusts!"

However, someone refuted the village head and said: "This is treason!"

The village head hurriedly said loudly: "There was a disaster in a certain place before, and the prime minister did this!"

At this time, Cheng Yu raised his voice and shouted loudly: "The village head is right! The prime minister did this, and the prime minister is here!"

When everyone heard this, they were all shocked, "Ah?" They shouted in surprise, and then hurriedly looked at Xi Yu and Cheng Yu.

Some people widened their eyes and said in disbelief: "The prime minister is here? Really?"

Others were full of doubts and curiosity, thinking in their hearts: How could the prime minister suddenly appear here.

The village head was surprised, and hurriedly went to greet Xi Yu and Cheng Yu, and said excitedly: "Meet the prime minister!"

His eyes were full of respect and expectation, as if he had seen a savior.

Xi Yu looked calm, nodded slightly, and said, "Don't panic."

In his heart, he was thinking about how to better guide these people to deal with the locust disaster correctly.

Cheng Yu also looked serious, standing beside Xi Yu, looking at everyone with a firm look.

Xi Yu looked at everyone solemnly and said slowly: "Last time when I killed locusts in another place, the people also opposed me at first, but I patiently worked for them and reasoned with them." His face was full of memories, as if he had returned to that time.

The people listened quietly, with a thoughtful look on their faces, and their hearts seemed to begin to waver.

Xiyu paused, and then said while the iron was hot: "I came here today because of God's will. God asked me to help you eliminate the insect plague!"

At this time, the people looked at each other, and someone whispered: "Is what the prime minister said true?"

The head of the village quickly said: "The prime minister is right, we should believe the prime minister!"

Looking at the people's reactions, Xiyu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and continued: "Everyone must believe that as long as we work together, we will definitely be able to defeat this insect plague!" His eyes revealed firmness and encouragement.

Xiyu straightened up, looked at everyone firmly, and said loudly: "Again, if God wants to punish, I, Xiyu, am willing to take it all!"

His face was full of determination, and his eyes revealed a fearless courage.

After hearing this, the people were shocked, and they had more respect and trust for Xiyu.

At this time, Xiyu was like a towering mountain, standing firmly in front of everyone, bringing endless confidence and hope to everyone.

Xi Yu took a deep breath, his eyes became more determined, and he raised his voice and said: "Fellow villagers, we must believe that man can conquer nature. As long as we work together, there will be no obstacles that we cannot overcome!" His face shone in the sun, full of majesty and confidence.

When the people heard this, a warm current surged in their hearts, and some people couldn't help shouting: "The prime minister is right, we listen to the prime minister!"

Others also echoed, and the atmosphere on the scene became warm and full of fighting spirit.

Xi Yu nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "From now on, we will take action, men will catch and kill locusts, women will prepare tools and food, and everyone will work together!" His words were concise and clear, but they had a strong appeal.

Cheng Yu looked at Xi Yu with admiration in his eyes. He stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister, I will also do my best to assist you!"

Under the leadership of Xi Yu, the people acted quickly, and the originally panicked scene became orderly. Everyone was full of confidence in the battle against the locust disaster, as if they had seen the dawn of victory waving in front of them.

Until dusk, the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the earth, covering everything with a golden coat.

Xiyu looked at the scene in front of him, with a gratified smile on his face. He took a long breath and said, "The locusts have been basically killed."

His eyes revealed a trace of fatigue, but more of the satisfaction after completing the task.

He thought to himself: This job is not difficult, the key is to make everyone change their mentality.

The people were also full of joy, and they gathered around Xiyu and said, "Prime Minister, thanks to you!"

Xiyu smiled and waved his hand and said, "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts. Everyone has worked hard."

Cheng Yu watched all this from the side, and his heart was full of emotion. He knew that Xiyu had paid a lot for this moment.

At this time, the sunset glow in the sky was colorful, as if celebrating the victory.

Cheng Yu looked at Xi Yu, who was a little tired, and said with concern: "Prime Minister, you should go back and rest." His eyes were full of worry and heartache.

Xi Yu smiled and nodded, saying: "Okay, I am indeed a little tired."

Then, the two turned around and left together. (End of this chapter)