Chapter 173 Marriage with the Princess 5

Chapter 173 Marriage with the Princess 5

The marriage procession continued on its journey in such a grand manner.

Yunyan saw that the team had reached the territory of the Liao Kingdom, and left with Zhuang Xiaomeng.

She came to a remote city in the southeast of Daqian, where there were many mountains and hills and the land was barren, generally a place that military strategists did not fight for.

Although it belongs to Daqian, the economy here is extremely backward.

Daqian has always been an agricultural civilization. This city is close to the sea and has many mountains, so it is much more backward than the Central Plains.

When Yunyan brought Zhuang Xiaomeng to Wuling, her face almost broke from smiling.

This place is good, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wuling’s military defense is weak now, so it’s not difficult for her to take it.

As soon as Yunyan and Zhuang Xiaomeng entered Wuling, they encountered a group of bandits.

The leader had a horrible scar on his face, his voice was rough and had a frightening aura.

"Stop, this is my territory. If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for passage."

Yunyan looked at the dozen or so bandits of different heights, old, weak, sick and disabled, and spoke slowly.

"You are old and young, and you are the only one who is still strong. Why do you want to learn from others to rob?"

The man's tone was fierce.

"Stop talking nonsense and leave your money here, or you won't be able to pass through here today."

Zhuang Xiaomeng was a little timid and hid behind Yunyan.

Yunyan still looked calm and relaxed.

"If you want to pass through here, you have to leave money for the passage, right?"

The man was a little impatient.

"nonsense."

Yunyan continued, "Then I won't go through here. Xiaomeng, let's go another way."

I watched Yunyan and the other person suddenly turn a corner and walk towards the side road without warning.

The group of bandits on the opposite side were all stunned, and they all looked at the man with the scar on his face.

The man was obviously a little confused, but he reacted quickly and led his men to block another road.

"You are such a smooth talker, little girl. All the roads here belong to us. No matter which one you take, you have to pay for the passage."

Yunyan's smile faded slightly.

"What if I don't want to leave money?"

Hearing this, the man threatened: "If you don't leave money, we will have to rob you."

"Little girl, think about it yourself, is money more important or your life more important?"

"Looking at the way you are dressed, you must be from out of town. How about this? We only want 70% of your money."

Yunyan was a little surprised when she heard this. Do robbers bargain with the robbed these days?

But this cannot be condoned.

"I do have money, but I won't give you a penny."

Seeing Yunyan's firm attitude, the man stopped talking to her.

"Since you guys don't want to drink our toast, don't blame us for being rude."

"Folks, come on!"

The bandits rushed up quickly, but within five minutes, everyone was lying on the ground wailing.

Yunyan asked coldly: "You are all farmers. Why don't you work hard to cultivate the land? Why do you become bandits?"

Scarface had seen how powerful Yunyan was, and there was fear in his eyes. He felt like he had hit a wall today.

He also realized that the girl had just shown mercy, otherwise none of the dozen or so people would have survived today.

Men can only tell the truth.

"Lady, please spare us. We are indeed all villagers nearby. But we can't just plant crops wherever we want."

"The land in the county is all public. If you want to farm it, you have to pay a lot of rent. And the rent is not enough. The government will also collect all kinds of taxes. At the end of the year, we can't even fill our stomachs. We really have no choice!"

Another old man also said: "Yes, there is not much arable land in our place, and the government requires so much rent and miscellaneous taxes. I really can't survive, so I became a bandit."

"Lady, we know we are wrong, please be merciful and let us go."

Zhuang Xiaomeng looked at the wailing villagers and asked, "Have you ever thought about going to the state to file a complaint? Will the county and the state not care?"

Hearing this, Scarface smiled bitterly.

"It's useless. These corrupt officials protect each other. We have also gone to the state to file a complaint, but we were driven back by the government every time."

"The scar on my face was caused by soldiers slashing me because I kept complaining."

Zhuang Xiaomeng was filled with indignation.

"This is really too much. It's unreasonable."

Yunyan sighed, the harsh government that is more ferocious than a tiger in the textbook became concrete.

She asked, "Where do you live now?"

Scarface said truthfully: "The houses were taken by the government to pay off debts. We now live in the mountains and built new houses in the mountains. This place is far from the county, and the government basically doesn't care about this place."

Yunyan nodded.

"Okay, take me to your village."

Scarface felt a little scared.

"Lady, we know we are wrong. There are only women and children in the village. They have no attack power. Please let us go."

The expression on Yunyan's face was relaxed.

"I have no intention of taking revenge on you. I want to join you and become your new village leader."

The bandits looked at each other in bewilderment. Did they hear it right? Someone from that shabby village actually wanted to join.

Scarface was a little surprised but still agreed.

He is the boss of the village, but this female hero is really powerful. As long as she can protect the people in the village, it is not impossible for him to be the second in command.

"Ok."

The bandits stood up again one by one.

The scarred man looked somewhat attentive.

"Lady, no, Boss. Come this way with us."

Yunyan was very satisfied with his tactfulness.

"What's your name?"

Scarface can also bend and stretch.

"My name is Shi Fang."

Along the way, Yunyan asked about the situation in Shifang Village and the specific conditions in the local mountains.

Zhuang Xiaomeng followed behind in a daze, she was a little confused.

What's going on? Why is Sister Zi Yan acting like a mountain king?

Following the stone path through many twists and turns, we finally arrived at Shijiazhai.

As soon as I entered the village, a little girl with two buns on her head, pale face and thin body ran towards me.

"Daddy, daddy."

The little girl rushed into Shi Fang's arms.

"Dad, you're back. I'm so hungry. Mom said there's no rice in the rice jar."

Shi Fang looked a little embarrassed. After picking up the little girl, he spoke sheepishly.

"Boss, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."

Yunyan shook her head to show that she didn't mind. If you can't even fill your stomach, why bother saving face?

She took out a steamed bun from the bag behind her and handed it to the little girl.

"Eat."

The little girl was a little shy, and her eyes were full of desire when she looked at the steamed buns, but she still didn't take them.

She didn't continue until Shi Fang asked her to.

"Thank you, sister!" The little girl took it in her arms but didn't eat it.

Yunyan asked, "Why don't you eat?"

The little girl shook her head.

"My mom and brother haven't eaten yet, I want to leave some for them."

Yunyan didn't say anything else, just touched her head.

The villagers in the village quickly ran out, and an old lady spoke first.

"Shi Fang, you guys are back? Did you get anything today?"