The two Scarlet Wind War Hous ran side by side.
"Follow this path straight ahead, and you'll reach my Tian Village." The young girl named Ah 'Xiu hastily said.
Teng Qingshan looked at Ah Xiu and asked, "What happened to Tian Village? Who did you save?"
"Ah Xiu, what happened?" Teng Shou asked.
The young girl cried and said, "A group of soldiers came to Tian Village to collect taxes. However, the taxes are too high and we can't afford it. Therefore, those soldiers are in Tian Village and are capturing young women to pay the taxes! The village is in complete chaos. I crawled out of the dog hole in the fence and ran here. "
"Collect taxes?" Teng Qingshan frowned slightly.
In his hometown, Yangzhou's Jiangning County, those bandit gangs would collect annual taxes. Once the annual taxes were insufficient, they would occasionally capture strong men or young women to pay the taxes. The strong men could become bandits, while the young women could be sold to brothels or be enjoyed by the bandit gangs.
In short, in this chaotic world, strong men and young women could be counted as money.
"Soldiers collect taxes and capture women? What's the difference between them and bandits? "
Teng Qingshan could already see the village in front of him. The village was not far from the Crescent Moon Lake. It was about two Li away.
"I beg you, let me go. Let me go!"
"Father, mother —"
"Ahhh … save my mother …"
"Motherf * cker, scram to the side."
"Little bastard, I will kick you to death."
Women's hoarse cries, children's wails, and many soldiers' reprimands. It was chaos.
Teng Qingshan and the others rode on the Scarlet Wind War Hous and saw this scene when they arrived at the open space in front of the village. There were even many bloodstains on the ground.
"Stop!" Teng Qingshan shouted angrily.
His angry shout was like thunder in spring, causing many people to cover their ears in fear. For a moment, the noisy and chaotic open space quietened down.
Teng Qingshan could see clearly that there were mainly two groups of people on this open space. One group was the locals of Tian Village. All of them were suppressing their anger and holding machetes, spears, and sticks in their hands, but they didn't make a move. On the other side, there were soldiers wearing simple light armor. These soldiers also captured many young women.
Some of the women were struggling madly. Clearly, they knew that if they were taken away, they would suffer miserable fates.
"Who are you?" The leader of the army, who was riding on a One-Horned War Hou, looked at Teng Qingshan from afar.
"Father, Mother." The girl called A 'Xiu jumped off the Scarlet Wind War Hou and charged into the crowd of Tian Village members.
"A 'Xiu, you, who allowed you to run out?" The Tian Village's chief, a grizzled haired old man with a scar on his face, berated angrily. He was anxious! He was very clear … that even if the person A'xiu found was very strong and could drive away these soldiers, he would not be able to do so. However, the revenge of the soldiers in the future would be even more terrifying!
The grizzled haired old man hastily cupped his hands and said, "I am Tian Village's chief, Tian Weishan. Both of you, A 'Xiu is not sensible …"
However, Teng Qingshan did not listen to him. He looked at the leader of the soldiers and asked, "You, what's going on here?"
The leader of the soldiers scrutinized Teng Qingshan and thought to himself, "I don't know where these two people came from, but they are so arrogant … However, he is riding on a Scarlet Wind War Hou, and there are two of them! Tsk tsk, this is a valuable toy. To be able to ride a Scarlet Wind War Hou, he is definitely not an ordinary person. "
"Haha …" The leader of the soldiers laughed and said, "We are here to collect taxes, but this Tian Village refuses to pay. According to the rules, it is only right and proper to take people to pay the taxes. This only happens once a year, and it is not a lot."
"We have already paid three times this year." A woman who was captured by them roared, "You black-hearted sons of b * tches! Time and time again, we don't even have enough to eat, and you still want us to pay! We, women and children, earn money from farming, but it is not enough for you — "
"Pa!" A black-bearded soldier who was escorting her slapped her, causing her mouth to be filled with blood.
"Mother." Among the Tian Village clansmen, a young boy's voice was already hoarse, but his mouth was covered by a sturdy man beside him. That sturdy man's eyes were also filled with tears.
"Once a year, but this woman said that she has paid three times." Teng Qingshan had just opened his mouth.
"Hey!"
The leader of the soldiers frowned and shouted, "This tax collection is our army's matter. You are just a passerby, why are you meddling in other people's business? I will give you face and say a few more words. Don't be a hindrance here! " Then, he turned his head and stared at the Tian Village chief and shouted, "Old man Tian, quickly, hand over the brat who injured my brother just now. Otherwise, more than one person from your Tian Village will die today! "
"F * ck, I hate that I didn't kill you just now."
A youth with a ferocious expression, whose neck was flushed red, was being held back by many men from Tian Village. He roared, "Return my wife to me! Let go of me! All of you, let go of me!" This youth struggled, but he couldn't break free from the group of sturdy men.
*****
On the snowy ground in front of Tian Village, the clansmen of Tian Village and the army were confronting each other. There were many bloodstains on the snowy ground.
Teng Qingshan, who was at the side, also guessed … …
Someone should have died just now.
"You are still being stubborn even at death's door. First team, go and capture him. Anyone who obstructs you, kill without mercy!" The leader of the army sat high up on the One-Horned War Hou and ordered. The people of Tian Village couldn't help but be shocked. "Ah Shou!" The farmer girl named Ah Xiu shouted mournfully. She had seen Teng Shou practice fist art before.
At this moment, she could only place her hopes on Teng Shou.
"Ah Shou, capture him." Teng Qingshan pointed at the leader of the army.
Whoosh!
Teng Shou transformed into a blur and instantly traversed a distance of over ten Zhang. The leader of the army was shocked and immediately swung his saber at Teng Shou.
"Bang!" Teng Shou first punched the stomach of the leader of the army, causing him to spit out blood. Then, as if he was carrying a dead dog, Teng Shou took a few steps back and arrived at Teng Qingshan's side. He casually threw the leader of the army onto the ground.
"Xiu!" An ear-piercing whistling sound soared into the sky. "Boom!" The leader flew into the sky and suddenly exploded.
The leader of the army crouched on the ground, and a trace of blood could be seen at the corner of his mouth.
"You … You dare …" The eyes of the leader of the army turned red.
"Recruiting?" Teng Qingshan raised his head and looked at the exploding red powder. A smile appeared on his face. He lowered his head and looked at the leader of the army below. "Little fellow, you are the leader of a 100-man squad. You should know your place. Order your subordinates to let go of all the women. Otherwise … … you will die immediately! "
Teng Qingshan spoke calmly, but the leader of the 100-man squad gritted his teeth and roared at the soldiers, "Let go! Let go of those stinky women!"
"Ah Shou, slap him," Teng Qingshan said.
"Slap!" "Slap!"
Teng Shou directly slapped the leader twice, causing his mouth to be filled with blood and two of his teeth to fall out. The soldiers' faces were filled with anger, but they suppressed their anger and released all the women. In their eyes … these women obviously couldn't compare to their captain.
A group of young women ran back to their own clans.
"Mother."
"Brother!" These women were either hugging their children or hugging their men and parents. All of their faces were covered in tears. However, many people in Tian Village had worried looks on their faces. They were very clear that even if the two experts riding on the Scarlet Wind War Hous in front of them ordered the soldiers to retreat, they would not be able to do so.
But in the future, they would be even more miserable.
"Milords." The chief of Tian Village knelt down with tears streaming down his old face. "I beg of you, don't bother about this matter anymore. We are already very grateful to you. I beg of you."
Teng Shou's face was ashen.
Teng Qingshan looked to the south and smiled. "Tsk tsk, looks like many people have come."
Clack! Clack! Clack!
The dense sounds of hooves could be heard. On the road ahead, groups of cavalries were galloping over in a grandiose manner like a black steel flood. In just a short while, they occupied the empty space in front of Tian Village. There were also many cavalries riding on Hunchbacked Beasts on the road.
Neatly, the teams lined up neatly.
"General!" Many soldiers saluted respectfully.
A cold-looking man with a stocky build and wearing black heavy armor rode on a similarly armored War Hous. He looked at Teng Qingshan and Teng Qingshan.
"Milords, please release my people," the cold-looking man said.
Teng Qingshan waved his hand and said, "Ah Shou, let him go." Teng Shou immediately kicked the captain of the hundred-man squad. The captain immediately tumbled on the snowy ground. He hastily got up and rushed to the side of his army. He saluted respectfully to the general on the armored War Hous and said, "General, we were collecting taxes and using those women to pay the taxes. These two people came to stop us and even forced us to release those women."
The general nodded.
"Who are the two of you?" The general asked, "Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
"Friends." Teng Qingshan said. At the same time, he smiled and pointed at the young girl named Ah Xiu. "This child's friend."
Beside the general, there was a handsome young man who was also wearing heavy armor. This young man approached the general in a low voice and said, "Father, these two people are riding on Scarlet Wind War Hous and are fearless when facing us. They might be powerful figures. It's better to ask clearly. It's not a good thing to cause a lot of trouble. "
The general nodded.
His son was very smart and had solved many problems for him.
"Milords, we are collecting taxes, so they have to pay taxes. This is a matter of course. Please leave, "the general said with a smile. It was obvious that he didn't want to make things difficult for Teng Qingshan and Ah Xiu. In his opinion, this was considered friendly.
Immediately, the general turned to look at the people of Tian Village and shouted coldly, "I'll give you the time to drink a cup of tea. Hand over those women. Otherwise … the men and women will be captured and made into slaves!" When the general said this, the people of Tian Village were scared silly.
Become slaves? That would be the end.
"You, which family are you from?" A hint of anger appeared on Teng Qingshan's face. "Are you from the Wang Clan, the Murong Clan, or the Li Clan?" There were only these three great clans in the vicinity of Nanshan City.
The general was stunned by Teng Qingshan's question.
Wang Clan, Murong Clan, and Li Clan? Teng Qingshan's tone really frightened the general.
"Within the time to drink a cup of tea?" Teng Qingshan's cold gaze swept across the general and the group of people. "I'll give you the time to drink a cup of tea. Disappear. Otherwise … all officers, prepare to become slaves. "Previously, the general acted high and mighty and could arbitrarily decide the fate of the people of Tian Village.
But after a moment, it was the other way around.
"You, you …" The general's face was filled with anger.
"Go back and tell your Patriarch that from now on, don't come and disturb the villages around the Godly Axe Mountain. Just say that this is what I, Teng Qingshan, said! "Teng Qingshan said coldly.
The majestic army was completely silent. The people of Tian Village were also dumbfounded when they saw this scene.
"Who is Teng Qingshan?" The people of Tian Village didn't know.
"Who is Teng Qingshan?"
The ordinary soldiers didn't know either.
"Teng Qingshan?" The general's expression changed drastically. He looked carefully at the weapon in Teng Qingshan's hand and instantly confirmed his identity. When he recalled what the Patriarch said previously, he was so scared that his body trembled.
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