Chapter 152 Worship

Ning Chen watched coldly as several strong men gathered around him.

A strong man roared and rushed towards Ning Chen.

But halfway through, he stopped again and looked into the distance with a panicked expression.

Horse hooves clang.

I saw a group of soldiers wearing armor and holding spears running towards them on horseback.

All the villagers looked at the approaching soldiers in panic.

A group of soldiers approached, reined in the horses, dismounted, and looked at the wolves.

When he saw Ning Chen, he walked over quickly.

"Boy, you're dead!"

The horse soldier stared at Ning Chen and said fiercely, then struggled to get up, clutching his stomach and ran towards the soldiers.

Seeing someone approaching, all the soldiers pointed their spears at the cavalry soldiers.

The cavalry soldier was so frightened that he knelt down on the ground and said in a panic: "Master Jun, one of my own...my name is Ma Bing. I am ordered by the county magistrate to collect the bandit suppression tax."

As he spoke, he turned back and pointed at Ning Chen and said loudly: "Not only did this man not pay taxes, he also beat me... I beg you military masters to make the decision for this villain."

The villagers looked at Ning Chen with worried faces.

A group of soldiers looked at Ning Chen, knelt down on one knee, and shouted in unison: "General Ning."

The surrounding villagers were shocked. They didn't expect that this young man was actually a general?

They subconsciously looked at the cavalry soldiers.

The horse soldier's face turned pale, his whole body was shaking, and he was completely frightened.

Ning Chen said indifferently: "Take them all down for me. Anyone who resists will be killed without mercy!"

"yes!"

The horse soldiers and others were fine with bullying ordinary people, but they were already frightened when faced with these wolf-like soldiers.

Ning Chen came to the horse soldiers and said, "We haven't seen each other for a few years. Have you become successful? In the past, you only dared to sneak around, but now you can help the government?"

The horse soldier turned pale and stared at Ning Chen blankly.

Ning Chen said calmly: "Why, you don't recognize me?"

A woman whispered: "He looks like Xiao Chen?"

"Shh... don't talk nonsense, this is a high official."

"But he really looks like Xiao Chen. He is just a little taller and stronger than Xiao Chen. His eyebrows are exactly the same."

"You still say? Do you want to die?"

Ning Chen turned around and said with a smile: "Aunt Lan, do you still have your wild vegetable paste? I want to have a bowl."

Aunt Lan's eyes suddenly widened.

Ning Chen had a gentle smile. Aunt Lan's family was not rich. Although she often ate wild vegetables to satisfy her hunger, she always made him full.

"You, are you really Xiaochen?"

Ning Chen smiled and nodded, "It's me, I'm back!"

"Look, I was right...he is Xiao Chen."

Ning Chen looked at everyone with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Dacheng, don't be afraid, come out."

"Uncle Da Zhuang, we haven't seen you for a few years, why are you getting younger and younger?"

"Uncle Mazi, long time no see!"

"Snot baby, how old are you and you still have a snot?"

Ning Chen smiled and greeted everyone.

He lost his mother when he was seven years old. Without these people, he would not be alive today.

Everyone's face was full of excitement.

But seeing the soldiers who looked like wolves and tigers, no one dared to come up and greet Ning Chen.

At this moment, Wu Tiezhu ran back panting.

"Look, it's a pillar."

"Zhuzhu is back, he's fine, that's great!"

"Xiao Chen must have helped Zhu Zhu."

Wu Tiezhu grinned, "Yes, it was Xiaochen who helped me... The matter has been found out, I'm fine!"

Ning Chen's eyes fell on the horse soldiers.

The horse soldier's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Do you know who I am now?"

The horse soldier trembled: "Ning, Ning Chen... is that you? You scared me to death... Xiao Chen, I also help the government to do things, I can't help myself... We are all fellow villagers, you show your noble hand, let go Got me?"

Ning Chen pointed to the door that was knocked open, "Yes, we are all fellow villagers... Then I will treat you the same way you treat fellow villagers."

"Brother Zhuzi, please take them to Ma's house...I will capture all the relevant people and bring them back to the county government."

Wu Tiezhu grinned, "Okay!"

The horsemen were frightened and went crazy.

"Ning Chen, spare your life, spare me? We are all fellow villagers, and I also help the government..."

Wu Tiezhu said angrily: "Shut up! The county prince was captured by Xiao Chen, and he will be beheaded in Lingzhou City today... and the bandits were all eliminated by Xiao Chen."

"Xiao Chen has already said that the imperial court does not collect banditry taxes at all...all the money collected has been embezzled by you bastards."

"Cavalryman, your good days are over."

The cavalry soldiers were ashen-faced, the county magistrate was killed, and his family's backer collapsed.

The horse soldiers and others were taken away.

Ning Chen walked over, opened the bag, took out the contents and distributed them to everyone.

"Xiao Chen, were those bandits really eliminated by you?"

Aunt Lan asked boldly.

Ning Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, the bandits are gone. The county magistrate was corrupt and bribed, and he was beheaded in public in Lingzhou City today. The court will send a good official down in the future, so everyone doesn't have to worry anymore."

"By the way, soon everyone will tell me all the evil the Ma family has done over the years, and I will definitely bring them to justice."

"Also, when I find out everything later, I will refund all the bandit suppression taxes collected from you."

Everyone couldn't help but burst into cheers.

"Xiao Chen has made his mark, it's great... If your mother knew better, she would definitely be happy for you."

"Xiao Chen, what rank is the general? Is he a very important official?"

"Xiao Chen, are you married? Do you still remember Erniu? When she was little, she followed you around and said she would marry you when she grew up."

Without the soldiers present, everyone was much more relaxed and spoke more casually.

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "Aunt Wu, please stop making trouble! Erniu is only eleven years old this year, right?"

"It's okay, time flies so fast... Just wait a few more years until Erniu grows up."

Ning Chen's forehead was dark.

"Aunt Wu, I'm actually engaged."

"How can you change your mind so easily, kid... You said you wanted to marry Erniu in the future."

Ning Chen smiled bitterly, "I really didn't say that."

"Erniu told me that."

"She lied to you!"

Ning Chen couldn't stand it any longer, "It's freezing cold, let's go home... It's getting late, I have to go to pay respects to my mother."

"Xiao Chen, after you pay respects to your mother, come to my house... I'll go back and make you some wild vegetable porridge."

"Okay!"

Ning Chen finally got away.

There is a hillside behind the village, where people in the village will be buried when they die.

After Ning Chen's mother died, the villagers helped bury her.

Halfway through, he met Wu Tiezhu who had returned.

The two of them came to the hillside behind the village with the things for worship.

Wu Tiezhu went to pay respects to his parents first.

Ning Chen came to a grave and was startled.

The snow on the grave had been cleared, and there were ashes and tributes in front of the tombstone.

Someone came to pay tribute to his mother.

It should be someone from the village.

Ning Chen looked at the tombstone, which was actually a piece of wood. Over the years, the words on it had become mottled.

Ning Chen knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully.

Then, the tribute was taken out and placed on the table.

Ning Chen's mother's surname was Wu, Wu Rui, a very common name... Most people in this village have the surname Wu.

Ning Chen lit the incense paper.

While burning paper, he whispered: "I don't know how to call you properly? I guess your son has reunited with you down there, and you must know that I am not your son."

"But I took over your son's body, allowing me to be reborn... I don't know why God arranged this? However, I think I should call you mother."

"After being in this world for a long time, I can't remember my previous identity more and more... I often feel that I am Ning Chen in this world, your son."

"When I learned that you were killed by someone, my heart seemed to be grasped by a fist, and it hurt so much that I couldn't even breathe, and my brain was blank... After recovering, there was only one thought in my mind, that is, to avenge you."

"I will not let go of any of those who have hurt you... No matter how high his status or how much power he has?"

"I dare not tell anyone the secret that I came from another world... I can only tell you."

Ning Chen babbled about what was in his heart.

Until the sound of footsteps sounded, he turned his head and saw Wu Tiezhu coming over.

Wu Tiezhu came to the tomb, knelt down and kowtowed three times respectfully.

Ning Chen gave him some paper money.

When the paper money was burned, Ning Chen went to pay respects to Uncle Wu's family.

After the worship, Ning Chen looked at Wu Tiezhu, "Brother Zhuzi, what are your plans next?"