In fact, Ye Li completely agreed with Qi Tianping's words. Born in a small family, he understood the helplessness of small forces very well.
If these bandits cannot be completely wiped out, there will definitely be endless troubles.
Because small forces cannot afford to hire experts, nor can they spend a lot of money to hire people for defense all year round, so they cannot compete with powerful bandits all year round.
As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days.
The gangs saw this point and therefore had the capital to threaten the small families. In fact, both sides were unwilling to go to war, after all, if a real fight broke out, both sides would suffer losses.
Generally, the unwritten rule is that small forces pay tribute to nearby gangs, so the gangs will not cause trouble for the small forces, and will even provide a certain degree of help when the aristocratic caravans pass by.
But the situation that the Qi family encountered is actually very common. The gang leader has taken a fancy to a woman from the Qi family. If the family does not want to marry the woman, they have to spend more money to avoid disaster.
But if the gang doesn't want to spend money or marry the woman, they will kill people to establish their authority.
Otherwise, once a precedent is set, all the families within the gang's sphere of influence will follow suit and begin to doubt the gang's strength.
Generally speaking, all gangs will eliminate destabilizing factors like the Qi family, after all, they have a vested interest in each other.
After calming down, Qi Huanfeng thought about what his father said and realized that there was actually nothing wrong with it. He had previously admitted in his heart that this approach was better, but after his life was threatened this time, his heart became somewhat extreme.
"Okay, Feng'er, let's not talk about these things for now, so as not to neglect our distinguished guests."
Seeing that Qi Huanfeng still wanted to speak, Qi Tianping quickly used Ye Li to cover him.
Qi Huanfeng also remembered that Ye Li was still present, and it was indeed not a good idea for them to quarrel here.
"I'm so sorry, Mr. Ye, I made you laugh."
Qi Huanfeng said to Ye Li with an apologetic look on his face.
Ye Li smiled and said, "It's okay, what you are talking about is also important."
Qi Huanfeng saw that Ye Li did not have any of the arrogance of a young master, but instead looked very approachable, and the respect for Ye Li on his face increased by three points.
Afterwards, Qi Huanfeng and Qi Tianping sat down and chatted with Ye Li for a while. After all, Ye Li had experience in disguise in the past, so he quickly convinced Qi Huanfeng and the others that he was a disciple of a hermit master and had recently completed his apprenticeship.
Although he was extremely capable, he knew little about worldly affairs, so he did not understand many things and had to ask Qi Huanfeng and the others for advice.
Qi Huanfeng and the other two naturally did not refuse Ye Li's request for advice. They told Ye Li everything they knew.
Ye Li also began to have a preliminary understanding of this continent from the two of them.
There are several countries on this continent, and the three most powerful ones are Tang, Bailian and Yuan.
The place where he is now is near Qingshan City in the Tang Kingdom, and the Qijia Chamber of Commerce is a small chamber of commerce in the Tang Kingdom with medium to lower strength.
The hemp-clothed bandits who attacked the Qi family before were the most powerful bandit group near Qingshan City. The three leaders all had the strength of the late Yuantai period.
The strongest people in the Qi family are only three people including Qi Tianping, who have the strength of the late gestational period.
Such a huge gap in strength naturally made it difficult for the Qi family to resist the existence of the Ma Yi bandits, and they could only pay tribute every year.
Originally, this time, Qi Huanfeng thought that after marrying his daughter Qi Xiujuan to the third son of the governor of Jinzhou City, the hemp-robed bandits would be somewhat cautious and would not dare to bully them too harshly.
Although the defender of Jinzhou City was not a high-ranking official in the Tang Kingdom, he more or less represented the orthodox power of the Tang court, and was much more powerful than the hemp-clothed bandits.
After all, no matter how strong the Jinzhou city defenders were, the hemp-robed bandits did not dare to provoke them head-on, because once they offended the Tang court, it would only take a few days to wipe them out.
But this time, Qi Huanfeng underestimated the desperate determination of the hemp-robed bandits. They did not care about the title of the defender of Jinzhou city.
Perhaps it was because of their understanding of the imperial court that they knew that even if the Qi family was massacred, Qi Xiujuan, as a married daughter, would not be able to help much.
After all, this is Qingshan City's sphere of influence, and the Jinzhou City's soldiers cannot control this place. And after the twists and turns of the layers of relationships, it is also very difficult to get Qingshan City to send troops to suppress the bandits.
The reason why the hemp-clothed bandits dared to be so arrogant near Qingshan City was because they had some kind of collusion of interests with the defenders of Qingshan City.
A large portion of the tribute they received and the money they looted went into the warehouse of the Qingshan city defenders, which was why the Ma Yi bandits were so confident.
After learning all the circumstances, Ye Li glanced at Qi Huanfeng and Qi Tianping and said, "Uncle Qi, Old Man Qi, it seems that the hemp-clothed bandits will come to trouble you again. After all, I killed their people. If they can't find me, they will definitely take revenge on you."
After hearing Ye Li's words, the faces of the Qi family father and son turned a little ugly.
Qi Huanfeng said: "They probably... won't let us go.
But we can still ask Jinzhou City for help. If Jinzhou City is willing to help, we may be able to reconcile with the Ma Yi bandits. At most, we can pay more money and property."
Hearing his words, Ye Li showed some doubt in his eyes. After all, in his opinion, if the hemp-robed bandits really chose to reconcile, then their reputation in Qingshan City would probably plummet to the bottom.
"Uncle Qi, Old Man Qi, why don't I stay here for a while? If those hemp-robed bandits come to our door again, I will take care of them for you.
If you can find someone from Jinzhou City to help you two reconcile, then I can wait until you two reconcile before leaving."
Ye Li spoke to the Qi father and son.
Qi Huanfeng and Qi Tianping were extremely surprised when they heard this, but Qi Tianping changed his mind and said with some worry: "Master Ye, the three leaders of the hemp-clothed bandits have reached the late stage of the Yuantai period, is it really okay for you to stay
Besides, didn’t you say that your master gave you a mission after you came down the mountain? Don’t you need to complete the mission?"
Ye Li smiled softly upon hearing this and said, "You don't have to worry about the strength of the hemp-clothed bandits. No matter how powerful they are, they are not as powerful as me.
As for my master's mission, I have no idea at the moment, and since you are here, I would like to ask you for advice."
After hearing Ye Li's words, the Qi family father and son looked at each other and saw shock in each other's eyes.
The fact that he could ignore a spiritual warrior in the late Yuantai period meant that Ye Li was at least at the Xushen period. The Qi family father and son had never heard of a spiritual creature master at the Xushen period who was less than 30 years old.