The moon is at its zenith, and the black rabbit is bright.
Sometimes the cry of a night owl could be heard from afar.
The bonfire burned quietly, with one or two crackling sounds coming from time to time. After making sure that Shen Tang and the other man were both asleep, the middle-aged man, who had a high status, gathered the other guards around the bonfire to discuss what to do next.
"What else can we do?" Someone with a bad temper interrupted, and with a fierce look in his eyes, he made a killing gesture, "We have come this far, so why not just go all the way..."
"Yes, haven't we all said that we should share happiness and hardships? Since we can't survive in this world, we might as well just rule the mountains and become bandits together..." The person who said this looked gentle, as if he had studied for a few years.
Another guard said, "With these treasures, you will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of your life. Why would you want to be a doorman and suffer the wrath of a bird?"
Everyone expressed their opinions.
Some people hope to become bandits together, while others hope to divide the spoils on the spot and take their share of the money back home to become rich.
The information Shen Tang obtained was true.
They were indeed the guards of Lingzhou Lin family.
However, some intelligence was deliberately concealed. For example, they were on their way to the south to visit relatives, which was dangerous. They suffered losses as soon as they set out, and the number of casualties increased. They wanted to retreat halfway. For example, they saw wooden boxes filled with gold, silver, jewelry, and antiques. That was a huge fortune that none of them could earn in several lifetimes! They were tempted by the money and were ready to kill for money.
The most important thing is that the people they escorted were all old, weak, women and children, who had almost no ability to protect themselves. Now the world is in chaos, isn't it normal for these people to have an accident on the way? When the truth came out, they would have already fled with their gold, silver and treasures.
Besides being greedy for money, they have other reasons.
For example, in a hurry, the host buried some of the bodies of the sacrificed guards hastily without even having time to build a tombstone; while others could not even find a grave - because they were being chased closely by the enemy, the bodies had to be abandoned, or left exposed in the wilderness, or no trace of their bodies was left.
The compensation money was also symbolic. Ordinary people thought it was a lot, but compared to the money of the Lin family, it was nothing! Why should they sacrifice their lives for such a small amount of money? It would be better to rebel, so that the relatives of the fallen brothers could be properly settled.
After planning for a while, they reached a secret agreement.
The original plan was to take action near Xiaocheng, but a group of bandits jumped out and disrupted their plan. In the melee, many boxes of gold, silver and jewelry were robbed by the bandits.
After escaping, they counted the number of people and found that more than 20 brothers were killed, and the rest were injured to varying degrees.
At this time, a member of the Lin family discovered their abnormality and brought it up. They felt guilty and worried that their crime would be exposed, so they killed them all and threw them off the mountain.
Before I had time to rest, Shen Tang and the other man came again.
"How about this..." The middle-aged man stared at the bonfire in silence for a long time, and finally spoke. Everyone looked at him, waiting for his decision. He said, "We'll count the total amount later and divide it into 150 portions. Anyone who wants to leave can take one portion..."
After that, someone expressed a different opinion.
"Why can I only take one out of the 150? There are only about 60 of us here, so it should be divided into 60 portions!"
The middle-aged man shouted, "You don't want to divide the dead brothers?"
The guard said, "Mao Da, Wang San, Zhao Si and I are all from the same hometown and village. Can I take their share back to my sister-in-law and brothers and sisters? If you stay here like this, I don't know when you can go back. What will happen to their parents and children?"
The middle-aged man's face darkened: "What do you mean?"
"I don't mean anything."
The middle-aged man was so angry that he stiffened his neck.
"Do you think we will take their money?"
"I didn't say that."
The middle-aged man was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead.
At this time, several others who wanted to take the money and become rich also mentioned the names of several deceased brothers and said they would bring their pensions back to their families. Some of them were sincere, but most of them were just greedy for money.
There were more and more voices like this, and there were as many as seven or eight people.
The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and refused to give in, saying that he was worried about this and would send all the compensation money for his brothers back.
A guard who didn't get along with him sneered, "Who doesn't say nice things? Look at your own conscience. You don't even believe what you said, so how can you expect us to believe it?"
At this time, another guard made a third sound.
Why should they share the money they worked so hard to earn with people who died long ago? Shouldn't they share it with the living
This voice expressed the thoughts of many people, but they still had to be ashamed to say it out loud, so they kept it to themselves. Now that someone has raised it, it has naturally received unanimous support.
The middle-aged man's face was so gloomy that ink could drip out of it.
Shen Tang, who was sleeping with his eyes closed: "..."
Ouch, are we starting to divide the spoils unevenly
Zhai Le, who was sleeping with his eyes closed: "..."
To be honest, he fell asleep very quickly_(:з)∠)_
Three voices mean three groups of people.
The three groups were in a stalemate, and the originally harmonious atmosphere was filled with solemnity and gunpowder. Some people even secretly put their hands on the handles of their knives, waiting for someone to break the deadlock and chop the first blow! At this critical moment -
Boom!
The sound was not loud, but it was particularly clear at this moment.
When Shen Tang heard the noise, he secretly thought that something was wrong - why would the person in the big wooden box move at any other time, but at this time
"What's that sound?"
The middle-aged man shouted.
Everyone turned their attention to Shen Tang and the other two.
Gradually, murderous intent arose.
Even if the noise just now was not caused by them, these two young men cannot be kept alive, and all their servants must be killed, so as not to leave any clues and get into trouble.
A fierce look flashed across the middle-aged man's face.
He shouted in a low voice: "Kill him!"
Unexpectedly, as soon as the words fell, before they could take action, the two people who were originally sleeping soundly opened their eyes at the same time!
Zhai Le threw the water bag upwards, stepped on the tree trunk and leaped up. His left hand transformed into an inky longbow, and at the same time, four fingers of his right hand grasped the string. With a buzzing sound, the arrow accurately pierced through the water bag. The exploded liquid all splashed onto the bonfire, and the remaining bonfire was also blown up by his arrows.
The surroundings returned to darkness, with only the cold moonlight pouring down silently.
All this happened in a flash.
Everyone was caught off guard and panicked.
Since Zhai Le took action, how could Shen Tang not follow suit
She drew her right hand out of the air, and a long sword appeared. She stepped nimbly, as light as a swallow, and more like flying goose down. The long sword in her hand cut through the night sky, and went straight to the enemy's throat. She cut several throats without any hindrance. Before they could react, their necks were already cold, and the gushing blood sprinkled a large area of their clothes.
The middle-aged man was the first to react.
Shocked and horrified, but more than that, filled with overwhelming anger!
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Before the yellow bird could feel proud for a few breaths, the slingshot aimed at the yellow bird's butt was used! He had been cautious for many years, but today he suffered a great loss at the hands of two yellow-mouthed children!
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