Chapter 688: A World of Chaos

Many big men and young men on both sides of the village path kept swallowing their saliva, staring at Wang Ziyan who was walking towards the village step by step. Wang Ziyan was so scared that she didn't dare to raise her head. From time to time, big men were pulled by their wives and scolded. This made those young and strong men very glad that they didn't marry these violent women. The only regret was that the beauty had long hair and was obviously married.

Before Wang Ziyan left.

"Wang Yuanwai is here to collect rent~" Someone shouted, and the village suddenly exploded and complained. Many young men ran to take out machetes and bows and arrows and shouted to kill Wang Yuanwai.

Wang Ziyan was pulled by the old lady and quickly hid in someone's house. The timid Wang Ziyan saw through the gap in the thatched house that a group of big men with sticks and swords walked into the village. In the middle was a fat man with a fat head and big ears wearing a landlord's robe, and there was a young man holding a sword and a cold expression beside him.

Two mechanical mantises in the bushes entered combat mode, and with a swish, they ejected the sharp blades of their forelimbs, while sending out warnings to the fighter jets parked in the distance.

"It's time to collect rent, it's time to collect rent~ Bring out all your rice! Hurry up! Mr. Wang is so kind to come to your poor mountain valley to collect rent in his busy schedule. Hurry up and bring out all the rice!" A servant walking in front shouted arrogantly, and kicked over a bucket full of water, a typical lackey image.

"Mr. Wang! Our village has never paid rent or rented your land! We reclaimed these farmlands ourselves, so why should we pay you rent!" A big man holding a machete roared.

"Why? It's the king's law! Then let me show you, see it clearly! This is the land deed that the county magistrate gave me! The land under heaven belongs to the king, and you still want to occupy the land and be the king?"

"You...you are colluding with each other to harm the people!"

"Hey! You dare to insult the county magistrate? You are so brave, come on, catch him and bring him back to see the officials!"

The lackeys shouted together, holding sticks and going to catch the big man. Seeing that their family was going to suffer, the villagers here also took sticks and swords to meet them. Both sides were ordinary people with no martial arts and only a little strength. Both sides pointed at each other and shouted for a long time but no result was achieved. You dare not fight and I dare not fight. The lackeys did not want to fight to the death with these mud legs. Life is to enjoy rather than fight with others. The villagers did not want to offend the dead Wang Yuanwai and did not dare to fight. The two sides just cursed each other.

"My cousin, only a master like you can deal with these peasants now. Please help your cousin~"

Wang Yuanwai turned around and begged the cold-blooded young man holding a sword beside him. It was hard to think that they were from the same family. The cold-blooded young man holding the sword looked at his cousin and felt helpless. He knew he had to do something since he followed him out. Usually, his cousin had no other skills but only flattery and relationship building. He was good at making money, but it was a pity that he only made a little money. Although he didn't like his cousin's style, he was really short of money now.

"I'll help you, don't forget what you promised me."

"No problem, no problem, leave it to me, quickly deal with these damn peasants, we have to rush to the next village."

The cold-blooded young man put down his arms around his chest and walked quickly towards the villagers. With a flick of his finger, the sword popped out of the scabbard and grabbed it in his hand. The cold-blooded young man who was walking slowly suddenly rushed forward and passed through the crowd!

After a few clangs, the man stood on the other side of the crowd, and the villagers holding machetes and sticks suddenly screamed and covered their arms and retreated quickly. The arms were cut by sharp weapons and blood was stained red. Not only the villagers were scared, but the lackeys were also scared. Although they were fighting, no one really fought. As a result, this cold boy came forward and knocked down a bunch of people with a few moves...

"Fellow villagers~ This is my cousin Wang Yuanwai. From now on, everyone should be harmonious and pay the rent. We are all family, hahaha~" Wang Yuanwai laughed arrogantly.

The villagers looked at the cold young man and retreated step by step.

Wang Ziyan and the old lady hid in the thatched hut and dared not breathe. Without the close protection of the magic cube, they felt insecure. For a moment, Wang Ziyan's eyes were red and she was about to cry because of fear and missing the magic cube. She was afraid of exposing herself and could only cover her eyes tightly with her hands. In the bushes, the two mechanical mantises analyzed that Wang Ziyan was not in danger at present. In order to stay hidden, they could only wait temporarily. If Wang Ziyan was discovered, the two mechanical mantises would immediately take action. The sharp blades were already ready.

In the village, the cold young man holding the sword always felt as if there was a dangerous beast watching him. People who practice martial arts also have a certain premonition of that kind of danger. He believed that his premonition would not deceive himself!

"Cousin, let's leave quickly after we finish our business. There seems to be something very dangerous here. Be careful."

"Ah? Is it true? I haven't collected the rent yet. The price of rice is not ordinary high now. It would be a pity to waste it." Wang Yuanwai was still thinking about robbing a batch of white rice before leaving. At this moment, suddenly there was a burst of horse hoof sounds from the distant mountain road...

Outside the village.

On the dirt road in the field, a team of more than 50 horsemen were rushing towards the village quickly, laughing as they ran. These officers and soldiers had steel knives on their waists and bows and arrows on their horses' backs. They were wearing armor and even their war horses were covered with light armor. They were elite soldiers in the regular army. They galloped on their horses and flirted with each other, saying that they would definitely find some beautiful village women to indulge themselves in pleasure after entering the village. This kind of behavior of officers and soldiers harming the people is a military disaster. Fighting every day, you might lose your life one day. Who cares about the king's law and morality? It's true that you can have a good time before you die. If you die, you will have nothing. This is very similar to some people in the end of the earth.

When Wang Yuanwai saw the cavalry running wildly outside the village, he was stunned. It was true that he had a good relationship with the county magistrate and could occasionally order those constables around, but the army was different. They didn't care about him, a so-called "Yuanwai" at all, and it was very likely that they would pay attention to him, a rich man. For a moment, Wang Yuanwai was a little scared. He wanted to run, but there were rice fields nearby and he could see them at a glance. He had no place to run even if he ran far away.

Soon, the cavalry rushed into the village, and stopped in front of the two groups with their horses' hooves raised.

"Soldier~ This soldier~ I am collecting rent here, don't you know..." Before the smiling Wang Yuanwai finished speaking, with a snap, the cavalry whipped Wang Yuanwai's face with a whip, and blood came out. Wang Yuanwai had never suffered such a pain before, and he cried out in pain. Fortunately, he was dragged away by a few servants, otherwise he would have been whipped a few more times.

The cold young man raised his finger and wanted to draw his sword, but after looking at the number of people and equipment of the other party, he could only swallow his anger temporarily.