The uncle and niece walked past the Moon Washing River. Their surroundings were already bathed in the night.
From the Moon Washing River to the Jade Capital, there was still a long way to go. During this time, they also had to pass through a desolate graveyard.
At night, the entire graveyard looked eerie.
After Yun Sheng and Yun Canglang walked a few steps, they stopped at almost the same time.
One of them had fought on the battlefield all year round, while the other had the Shennong Pupil, so his five senses were extraordinary.
"Second Uncle, there's something in the graveyard." The thing Yun Sheng was talking about was naturally not something dirty.
She could clearly hear five or six suppressed breathing sounds. There was an ambush in the graveyard.
"I'm afraid it's a bunch of thieves who rob passersby. They don't have a strong killing intent on them. Just teach them a lesson." Yun Canglang sighed. His bright eyes landed on a few suspicious shadows in front of them.
Although Zhou State hadn't been in a state of war these past few years, because of the appearance of blood cloud beasts and some demonic beasts, some areas weren't stable.
The displaced commoners couldn't find a way to survive, so they could only become bandits.
"Watch me." Yun Sheng didn't bat an eyelid as she quickly chanted.
In the graveyard, a few bandits were crawling on the ground. They were preparing to rob the two passersby in the middle of the night.
The bandits weren't very old. They ranged from fifteen to twenty years old. The leader was a youth called Zhou Quan.
Most of them knew some martial arts. The most powerful one, Zhou Quan, was even a martial arts master.
They had been lying in ambush in the graveyard for nearly a month. When they were lucky, they would even encounter a few passersby.
Suddenly, a burning smell came from behind his ear. He was suspicious.
"Big Brother Zhou, behind you." His companion beside him let out a terrifying cry.
Zhou Quan turned around to take a look. What he saw almost scared him to death. A fireball was eerily floating behind his head.
When he moved slightly, the fireball moved with him. When he took a few steps, the fireball followed suit.
What the hell!
"Boom —" Five or six fireballs suddenly floated above the graveyard.
Every fireball seemed to have eyes as they crazily chased after the bandits.
"Ghost! There's a ghost! "The bandits didn't care that they were in a graveyard. They scrambled and rushed forward.
Rushing to the intersection ahead, he suddenly saw two people, one tall and one short.
The man, who had lost an arm, was glaring at them with a murderous glare.
The short girl looked at them with a smile.
Under the firelight, the young girl's face was incomparably exquisite, and the dimples at the corner of her mouth were extremely sweet.
She was holding a magic scepter in her hand. With a wave of her magic scepter, the five or six fireballs disappeared.
"You! So it was you guys who did this. Don't think that I'm afraid of you just because you're a magician. Qiangzi, come out and announce the slogan. "Only then did Zhou Quan realize that he had been fooled.
A short, dark-skinned teenager of fifteen or sixteen years old jumped out and smoothly recited, "This tree was planted by me, and this road was opened by me. If you want to pass through here …"
"Zhou Quan and Wang Qiangzi of the Yun Family Army!" Yun Canglang shouted coldly.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Upon hearing the dignified question, Zhou Quan and Qiang Zi stood at attention and saluted as if it was a conditioned reflex, looking straight ahead.
"Cheng Xu and Ni Kun of the Yun Family!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
With Yun Canglang's shout, the bandits all stepped out of their ranks.
After a while, the bandits were all shocked.
"Big Brother Zhou, something doesn't seem right. How did that person know our names? It was dark just now, so we didn't see what the man looked like. Why don't you go up and take a look? "The bandits were frightened out of their wits by Yun Canglang's powerful shout.
They pushed and shoved, and in the end, Zhou Quan was pushed to the front.
If it wasn't dark, Yun Sheng would definitely see that Yun Canglang's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. He was a member of the Yun Family Army, yet he was actually committing a robbery on the side of the road, and it was in front of his own niece.
Zhou Quan dawdled and walked in front of Yun Canglang. This guy was still afraid of death. He actually lit a match and moved closer to Yun Canglang to take a look.
That face, that expression, Zhou Quan's mind was suddenly struck by lightning. His legs went soft, and the match almost burned his eyebrows.
"General, it's Young General Yun!"
Four to five uncouth men, all of whom were no less than 1.75 meters tall, uniformly knelt on the ground. Their knees went soft, and with five thuds, they all knelt on the ground.
"All of you don't have to play dead. Speak, who gave you permission to rob here? How many robberies did you make? How much money did you rob? Tell me everything. If there is even the slightest lie, you will be punished according to military law!"
The news of Yun Canglang's return to the Yun Family Army was only spread among a small group of soldiers and generals.
Tonight, the people who robbed Yun Sheng and the others were from different squads belonging to the Yun Family Army. The few of them did not expect that the robbery would actually involve their own general.
"General, we didn't have any other choice." These soldiers' faces were red as they reported all the robberies in the past month.
Ever since Yun Cangxue cut off the Yun Family Army's salaries, they were all so poor that they couldn't afford to eat. Yun Canglang also didn't appear.
These people were all Yun Canglang's former subordinates. They weren't willing to betray the Yun Family Army, nor were they willing to change jobs.
However, every soldier had parents, wives, children, and children. Helpless, they could only become unorthodox.
"Nonsense, you've violated the imperial law." After Yun Canglang learned the truth, his face became gloomy.
He led the army strictly and what he disliked the most was the soldiers' misdeeds. His subordinates knowingly broke the law and their crimes were unforgivable.
The soldiers didn't dare to make a sound. Yun Canglang hadn't appeared for many years, but his prestige still remained. No soldier dared to make a sound in front of him.
"Second Uncle, although these soldiers were in the wrong, they also said that they only robbed some money and never harmed anyone's life. Please don't blame them." Yun Sheng was touched by the soldiers' persistence.
"Sheng 'er, you don't know how to manage an army. Knowingly breaking the law is a serious crime. If their actions are reported to the imperial court, only death awaits them." Yun Canglang was dissatisfied with his niece's soft-heartedness.
"Second Uncle, civilians have no choice but to break the law because they're starving. Only death awaits them. Is it not illegal for the military to sit idly by and wait for the families of these soldiers to starve to death? "Yun Sheng didn't agree with Yun Canglang's pedantic way of doing things.
She walked in front of the soldiers. These five foot tall men were like little wives in front of her Second Uncle. They were so timid, it was clear how important Yun Canglang was in their hearts.
"Uncle, you're called Zhou Quan, right? Let me ask you, did you go to the Yun Residence to ask for your salary when you didn't receive it? "
"We did, but we were chased out." Zhou Quan sighed.
"Then did you go to the military to seek help?"
According to Zhou State's laws, soldiers in the military could go to the military to seek help if they were hungry.
"The Marquis of Jiayuan said that we are the Yun Family's private army and are not under the jurisdiction of the military."
"If the military doesn't care and the Yun Residence doesn't care, then it's really unloved. Second Uncle, if it were you, what would you do?" Yun Sheng looked at her Second Uncle with a straight face.
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Cheng Shang, Yuanzin, Tipping As Vicious as Poppies
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