The little servant girl didn't sleep at all last night. At this time, she was finally relieved and threw herself into Li Yi's arms. She cried and cried, and her voice gradually became softer.
After a while, Li Yi looked at the girl who was breathing evenly and still had traces of tears on her face. He shook his head helplessly, bent down and carefully carried her horizontally. After returning to his room, he gently laid her down on the bed and covered her with a quilt.
Although it was thrilling last night, after this incident, no gangsters from the Green Forest would dare to come to Willow Leaf Village to make trouble.
After the earth-shattering experience, Willow Leaf Village returned to its usual peace in one night. But in some other places, the waves were just starting to rise.
The roadside teahouses far away from the prefectural city had always been the gathering place for people from Jianghu. Drinking tea and resting was only one of the reasons. Another important reason was that they could get the latest information here. Most of the big and small things that happened in Jianghu came from here.
The teahouse was simply built with a few pieces of wood. The winter weather was cold, so the roof was covered with a straw curtain and the surroundings were covered with dark coarse cloth. The space inside the teahouse wasn't big. Around several old wooden tables, all of them were filled with people. The space seemed a little crowded.
Two strong men opened the curtain, and the cold wind poured in from outside. Seeing that the teahouse was so crowded and there seemed to be no place to sit, the two of them were startled and didn't immediately walk in.
"If you want to come in, come in quickly … The strange wind today is really cold!" Being blown by the cold wind outside, the person closest to the door tightened his clothes and urged.
The two of them put down the curtain and walked in. After looking around, they still couldn't find a place, so they squatted down in the corner and said, "Waiter, give me a pot of hot tea!"
"Okay, please wait a moment!"
The waiter touched his head with some doubts. The business of the teahouse was always slow, but these days it was surprisingly good. There were often not enough seats in the room …
Soon he put aside his doubts and ran to prepare the tea.
"There's still no news of Zhu Tufu and the others. I'm afraid they're dead." The two of them squatted on the ground and waited for the waiter to serve tea. A square-faced man murmured.
"I guess so." Another man nodded and said, "However, this matter is a little too inconceivable. Zhu Tufu's group of several dozen people is quite a force in the entire Jianghu. How could they just disappear without a trace? Not even the slightest bit of news has been sent out."
"It's good that he's dead. At least the Jianghu will be less chaotic," the square-faced man said.
"Brothers, are you talking about that Bone-paring Knife Zhu Tu Fu?" A gentle voice came from the front. The two looked up and saw a man smiling at them at a table in front of them.
"That's Zhu Tufu." The square-faced man cupped his hands and said.
"Brothers, would you like to join us for a chat?" The man smiled and said to the people beside him, "Everyone, squeeze a little and make room for these two brothers."
"Thank you, brothers." The two of them looked at each other and didn't refuse. They sat down on the seats that the others had vacated.
"My name is Chen Zhengsheng. May I know how to address you two brothers?" The man personally poured tea for them and asked with a smile.
"The name of Hero Chen resounds like thunder." The two of them looked at the man in surprise. Then the square-faced man introduced himself, "I am Zhang Dujiang, and this is my younger brother."
After hearing the man's name, the two men were relieved.
The Hero Chen in front of them was not someone that those self-proclaimed heroes of the Jianghu could compare with. He came from a prestigious family and was already somewhat famous at a young age. When he went out to roam the Jianghu, he did many things to help the weak and the bully. He had a good reputation in the Jianghu.
After exchanging names with the men at the table, the conversation became more casual.
"Brother Zhang just mentioned Zhu Tu Fu. Do you have any news of him?" Chen Zhengsheng saw the two of them looking at him and explained, "To tell you the truth, I have been tracking Zhu Tu Fu for a long time. That evil person calls himself a hero and brings disaster to the Jianghu. Chivalrous people like us all want to get rid of him, but we haven't been able to find any trace of him. When I heard that he appeared in Qing 'an prefecture, I immediately rushed over."
The man surnamed Zhang took a sip of tea and said, "We only know that Zhu Tu Fu, the bone-paring knife, and Cui Yan, the Death Bringer, are leading dozens of Jianghu bandits. They are going to the Willow Leaf Village to cause trouble for a woman. But the strange thing is, after last night's operation, there has been no news of them."
"Is it that woman surnamed Liu?" Chen Zhengsheng asked.
The man surnamed Zhang nodded.
"I have long heard that there is a heroine in Qing 'an prefecture who has captured countless scum of the Jianghu. She is truly a role model for our generation. When I heard about this the day before yesterday, I wanted to gather my fellow comrades to help, but I was too late." The man surnamed Chen sighed and said in a regretful tone.
"Haha, the bone-paring knife, Zhu Tu Fu, has now had his bones shaved off. The Death Bringer, Cui Yan, has long since gone to hell to meet the King of Hell." At this time, a voice came from the side.
In the tea house, everyone was originally listening to the man surnamed Chen speak. When these words came out, the person who spoke immediately became the focus of the tea house, and countless gazes looked over.
"What do you mean by that, could it be …" Chen Zhengsheng asked with a face full of bewilderment.
The person laughed again and said, "Last night, not long after Zhu Tu Fu and the others went up the mountain, there were suddenly several loud noises coming from the mountain, and there were faint flashes of fire and thunder. It is said that Zhu Tu Fu and the others had committed many evil deeds and angered the Heavens, so they were all struck to death by Heavenly Punishment."
Chen Zhengsheng laughed and said, "Such a story is too absurd. Could it be that you really believe it?"
He had also heard of Heavenly Punishment today, but he had only laughed it off. If this was true, then wouldn't all the villains in the world have been struck to death?
The person stood up and walked out the door. When he lifted the curtain, he said indifferently, "This morning, someone saw the soldiers carrying the corpses of Cui Yan and the others down the mountain. I heard from my brothers in the yamen that the dozens of bandits from the Greenwood Forest who caused trouble last night have all been executed …"
"All executed!"
In the tea house, everyone who heard these words had incomparably shocked expressions on their faces.
If Zhu Tu Fu and the others were only a few people, and they were killed by that woman, perhaps they would only think that the woman's martial arts were very high, and they would not be too surprised … But those were dozens of bandits from the Greenwood Forest!
This force was not small even in the entire martial world. It was really hard to imagine that they had all died …
When the crowd wanted to continue asking, the person who had just spoken had already left the tea house, obviously unwilling to speak any further.
Many people were shocked and found it hard to digest this news. There were also a few people who secretly changed their expressions.
In the Jianghu, there were quite a few people who paid attention to this matter. In just half a day, similar news had spread from everywhere. Since the previous night, no one had seen the dozens of people who were with Zhu Tufu, which indirectly proved the authenticity of this news.
Until someone used all kinds of connections to obtain accurate news from the government. In order to capture those villains, the government had already sent experts to lie in ambush there, waiting for them to come to them. And the bandits from last night had stubbornly resisted, and they had indeed all been executed …
This news, without a doubt, threw a huge rock into the already turbulent lake. A huge wave, with Qing 'an Prefecture as the center, swept out in all directions.
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