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"Do you have any problems with that traveler of yours?" Seeing that Zhao Xiu was able to carry the hoe and walk out of the house, some of the more talkative women started to ask about the situation at once.

Zhao Xiu touched his nose and said, "There's no problem. He's just a merchant who's in trouble."

"There's a lot of them this year!" A peasant woman sighed with emotion. Seeing the interest of the people around her, she told the other women who did not know about this year's situation, "Let me tell you, just ten miles away from our Song Manor, they were robbed. Not only did they pay a thousand taels of silver, they also lost several men to protect the village!"

"I know, that bandit is really fierce. Originally, even Song Manor's people didn't die because they didn't pay for it for a long time, yet that bandit killed a few men to deter them!"

"So fierce?" At that time, you must not come to our Guangping Village! "

Zhao Xiu also heard most of what these women were talking about. He frowned and said to himself, "This year has really been full of hardships!"

He looked at the empty village entrance and felt inexplicably worried. Since Li Jia Village was in trouble not far away, then even Guangping Village would not be able to escape. As he thought about it, his fists gradually tightened as he mumbled, "Let's see if my fists can protect Guangping Village now!"

By the time he finished his work, it was already dusk. He wiped the sweat off his forehead, patted the dirt off his body, and leisurely carried his hoe home.

Looking at the empty noodle bowl, he smiled, sat on the bench and gulped down three bowls of cold water. Then he turned to Li Ye and said, "Be careful when you leave, don't be a bandit again!"

Li Ye looked at him deeply, nodded and replied, "I know, I will be careful!" After tonight, I will leave and will not disturb you! "

Zhao Xiu looked at him and coldly said, "Hopefully!"

Even though Li Ye had already promised to only stay for one night, he still didn't relax. After thinking for a moment, he gave up on asking Li Ye for his identity, knowing that Li Ye's identity was not as simple as being a tribulation merchant, but he would only stay the night for this trouble. He didn't pursue the matter any further and said to Li Ye: "You sleep here tonight, I'll sleep in the next room."

Before Li Ye could refuse, Zhao Xiu carried the blanket to the next room.

The night passed in the blink of an eye. Before dawn, Li Ye had already gotten up, folded his blanket, and prepared to push open the door.

"Wear a set of my clothes, isn't it too cold for you to walk in a single shirt?" Zhao Xiu looked at the thin and fragile Li Ye and sighed. He cursed himself for being soft-hearted. He took out a piece of cloth from the house, patched it up, and threw it to Li Ye.

Li Ye looked at him gratefully. His throat moved back and forth as he tightened his cotton clothes and said with a voice the size of a mosquito, "Thank you!"

Zhao Xiu could only give him a glance back. With a stern expression, he began to shoo away the guests. "Hurry up and go. In a while, everyone else in the village will be leaving!"

With that, Li Ye put on the old cotton-padded jacket and left Guangping Village. As he left, he looked back at the house with only a few smokestacks and murmured to himself, "I hope it won't be affected by me!"

The north wind whistled and the wind was bone-chilling. Li Ye unconsciously tightened his cotton coat around himself. As he walked slowly towards the south, he heard a loud noise besides the winter wind. Soon, the earth began to shake as well.

"The sound of horses' hooves, no less than two hundred!" Li Ye raised his head and looked forward. Just as he had said, in a few breaths' time, a large group of burly men appeared in front of Li Ye. They were riding their horses and running wildly.

"Big Brother, look! That person's face is covered in gauze!" A muscular bald man about eight feet tall saw Li Ye, who was alone, and looked at Li Ye's face, which was covered in gauze. From his expression, it was obvious that he was interested.

He pulled the reins tightly and galloped to Li Ye on his horse, where he circled around Li Ye. Looking at Li Ye, he stroked his chin and said with interest, "Brat, why are you covering your face? Are you afraid of the weather freezing your face? "

Li Ye raised his head to glance at him, then lowered his head again. He kept silent and slowly walked towards the south.

Seeing that Li Ye was ignoring him, the bald brute suddenly felt that he had lost all face. He waved the horsewhip in his hand, letting out a crisp sound that attracted the attention of Li Ye and the surrounding mounted gangsters. Seeing Li Ye stop, he said loudly: "Brat, you dare to ignore me? Do you think the horsewhip in my hand isn't painful enough? "

"Big brother, look, Hua Kuo is bullying others again!" A burly man with a strong bow and two pots of goose feathers on his horse whispered to a tall middle-aged man who was watching the show.

The goatee man stroked his beard as he looked at Hua Kuo and laughed. He snappily looked at the big man who had disturbed his elegance and said with a deep voice, "Bullying a person? How big a deal!"

"But, big brother, no, we can't do that!" The man with the bow said unhappily.

The goatee man named Ma looked at the big man gloomily and said coldly, "We are bandits, what's wrong with bullying people? Also, there are some things that you should not say! "

Even though they were discussing softly and were so close to each other, Li Ye could still hear them clearly. His brows were furrowed as he calculated their statuses in his heart, "Team ratio?" "It seems like these people are not simple bandits!"

Seeing Li Ye thinking about himself and not paying attention to Hua Kuo, those mounted gangsters all angrily mocked, "Flower Head, it seems that your horsewhip isn't good enough!"

Hearing his teammates' mocking, Hua Kui's thick face could no longer be held back. His black face revealed a strange shade of red. He smiled cruelly and swung the horsewhip towards Li Ye.

But Li Ye was not hurt by the blow. Li Ye just took a step forward and just happened to avoid the attack, which made the mounted gangsters laugh even more mockingly. "Flower Head, have you found too many women and your hands are unsteady? You can't even hit a person!"

"What are you laughing at!" The baldy couldn't stand the ridicule from his companions. He roared and jumped down from the horse. He drew the large blade that was wrapped around his waist and pointed it at his companions. "I'll show you whether my hand is shaking or not!"

"This!" As soon as the burly man saw this, he planned to get off his horse and save Li Ye's life.

However, things did not bleed like he had imagined. What happened was beyond their imagination!