"You refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. I'd like to see if the formula or my life is more important!" The young man looked towards a certain direction outside the forest with a vicious look on his face.
He had wanted to buy the formula of the Ruyi Dew at a low price, but he did not expect the shopkeeper to be so unappreciative and chase them out of the shop after a few words.
Later on, his scheme was seen through by the shopkeeper and he failed again. Instead, his brother-in-law, who was a county lieutenant, became fearful and stopped providing him with any help.
Seeing that the business of the Ruyi Dew was booming, if he did not act now, he could only watch as the mountains of silver slipped away before his eyes.
He had already sent people to find out that every morning, they would bring the Ruyi Dew to the shop in the prefectural city. The shop would close at noon, and the shopkeeper would rent a carriage from the carriage shop to leave the prefectural city. This was the road that they had to pass.
Since the soft approach did not work, he could only use the hard approach. He would intercept them on the road and force them to reveal the formula. When the time came, he would not be afraid that the shopkeeper would not speak.
The men he hired were all scoundrels in the prefectural city. Each of them was good at fighting, and they were paid to do things. How could they not deal with a weak scholar?
This time, even if the burly man was present, there was nothing for him to worry about.
Two fists were no match for four hands, and he had dozens of hands on his side …
Even if the other party reported the matter to the authorities, the person in charge of arresting robbers in Anxi County was his brother-in-law, so naturally, the authorities would not investigate him.
Moreover, there were many cases that could not be solved every year, so one more wouldn't make a difference. From the beginning to the end, he did not show himself, so the authorities would not be able to trace him.
Of course, just in case, he could not open the shop in Qing 'an Prefecture. The capital was a good place, and if he opened a few shops there, his business would probably be even better …
Just as the young man was planning his beautiful future in his heart, a horse carriage slowly approached from afar.
The carriage that they were waiting for was supposed to come from the direction of the prefecture city, but this carriage was heading in the opposite direction. The young man didn't pay much attention to it at first, but when he glanced to the side and saw a certain burly man walking in front of the carriage, his expression froze. Then, he immediately said in a low voice, "All of you, stay alert. When the carriage in front comes over, your targets will be the people in the carriage. And … the man in the front, beat him up!"
The dozen or so people hiding in the forest were all dressed in black, with half of their faces covered by a black cloth. They were leaning loosely against the tree, but after hearing the young man's words, they slightly raised their spirits, hid their bodies, and looked outside.
The carriage continued to move forward slowly. A few figures followed behind the carriage at a steady pace.
Among these people, the burly man in the lead was rather eye-catching. He was also the one that the employer had taken special care of just now. These people remembered his appearance in their hearts, so that when they took action later, they could "take care" of him appropriately.
As for the others, they didn't seem to pose much of a threat to them. They had a huge advantage in numbers, and they were all very confident in their own skills, so they didn't think much of these people.
Inside the carriage, Li Xuan sat on the soft cushion, still thinking about a certain problem.
If the ground beneath their feet was a big ball, then wouldn't the people on the other side of the ball fall into it?
Then, an even more complicated problem surfaced in his mind.
If they really fell, where would they fall to?
When he thought about this, Li Xuan knew that he couldn't continue thinking about it. This was already far beyond the scope of his understanding.
Whoosh!
The voice of the guard driving the carriage was heard, and the carriage suddenly came to an abrupt stop. Li Xuan's body staggered, and he lifted the curtains of the carriage. He frowned and asked, "What happened? Why did we stop?"
"Young Master, stay in the carriage and don't come out. Something is not right in front," the guard driving the carriage said in a deep voice.
Fang and the leader of the guards walked at the front, and when they looked at a certain dense forest on the side of the road, they frowned at the same time.
The trees in the forest weren't thick, and they couldn't hide some people's bodies.
Wearing black clothes and hiding in the forest in broad daylight, these people didn't look normal no matter how they looked at it.
In the forest, seeing the carriage stop there, the people around the carriage also looked over. One of the men in black said with some suspicion, "Could it be that they found us?"
"Impossible, we clearly wore black clothes."
"But … it's daytime now!"
"…"
…
As soon as someone spoke, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became awkward.
The young man's face was a little hot, because he was the one who gave the order to wear black clothes and cover their faces.
Didn't those novels always say the same thing?
Now wasn't the time to worry about this. Originally, he wanted to wait for them to pass by and catch them off guard, but he didn't expect to be discovered so quickly. Since this was the case, of course, there was no need to hide anymore. A trace of determination flashed on the young man's face, and he suddenly waved his hand and said, "Go!"
Fang and the other guards watched as the masked men in black rushed out of the forest. Their roars were louder than the previous one, but they were all empty-handed and had no weapons on them. The expressions on their faces were a little surprised.
However, since these people were coming for them, of course, they couldn't be polite. The four people stayed to guard the carriage, while Fang, the leader of the guards, and the other two people went to meet the men in black.
Because they had just received the young man's order, a small half of the dozen or so men in black rushed toward the carriage, while the other half headed toward Lao Fang and the others. A voice was heard saying, "Let's get rid of that man first!"
The man they were talking about was naturally Fang.
As the employer's focus, on the surface, he also seemed to be the biggest threat to them. Immediately, half of the men rushed to him.
The leader of the guards was stunned when he saw this. Half of the men actually rushed to that guy, and the other half to deal with the three of them … Wasn't this obviously looking down on them!
The winner of the battle between the two people had not been decided yet, but in these people's eyes, it was obvious that the man surnamed Fang was stronger than them …
This could not be tolerated. The leader of the guards coldly snorted, and directly rushed to the half of the men in black who were rushing to Fang.
"These people are mine!"
Of course, Fang was not to be outdone. He suddenly stamped his feet, and his speed suddenly increased a little. In the blink of an eye, he had already rushed to the group of men in black.
The remaining two guards could only watch as their leader and the burly man surnamed Fang displayed their invincible might. They were like tigers that had entered a flock of sheep. Their actions were straightforward and efficient. In just a few breaths of time, the black-clothed men fell to the ground one after another. None of them could stand up again.
"I have three!"
"I also have three!"
The two of them looked up at the same time, and with fierce eyes, they looked at the other half of the men in black who were scared stiff. They coldly snorted at the same time, and rushed over again.
The two guards heard banging sounds from time to time, and they thought that every punch must have landed on flesh. The two of them were stunned, and did not dare to rush forward to help. Looking at the posture of the two men, if the two of them went forward, they might also kill the two of them.
They wanted to go to the other side to help, but when they turned their heads, they found that the battle around the carriage had also ended. The four people were still guarding the carriage, and the ground was covered with men in black.
Bang!
With a karate chop, Fang knocked out the last man in black. When he looked up, he found that the leader of the guards had already rushed to the direction of the forest.
"You, don't come over!"
Seeing that the people he had brought with him had fallen to the ground one by one, a look of horror finally appeared on the young man's face. He saw the fierce man approaching him step by step, and as he retreated, he said with a trembling voice, "My, my brother-in-law is the county lieutenant of this county.
"My, my brother-in-law is the County Lieutenant of this county. He won't let you off for hitting me!"
"County lieutenant, right …"
A cold smile appeared on the face of the leader of the guards, and he cracked the knuckles of his fingers. After a few breaths, screams began to echo in the forest.
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