Shengjing Noble

Chapter 477 Half truth and half lie

Normally, with such a serious poison, the person would have died long ago, but just now he saw bloody cloth, a red-hot dagger, needles and thread, etc. on the ground.

It seems that this woman is helping her so-called "brother" heal his injuries.

The fact that she was able to remove such a large arrowhead and save the man's life is enough to show that she has superb medical skills and is definitely not an ordinary person.

"Who are you and why are you here on this mountain? You'd better tell me everything, or I'll send you and your brother to hell immediately!"

Su Lanyin's eyes rolled and she opened her mouth to speak.

"My brother fell in love with a prostitute and wanted to marry her, but a powerful man also fell in love with that woman. He took advantage of my brother and his future sister-in-law going out shopping and forcibly took her away. He also beat my brother up."

"Is there such a thing?" the dark-skinned burly man asked angrily.

Fu Wuyang frowned, lay on the ground and reached out to tug at Su Lanyin's clothes, but she slapped his hand away.

Then, she nodded aggrievedly and continued, "Yes, my eldest brother wanted to save my sister-in-law from the fire pit, but the powerful family was too powerful, so my eldest brother had no choice but to climb over the wall at night."

"But they were eventually discovered. The nobleman beat my brother and locked him in the woodshed. My sister-in-law almost hit her head against the wall and committed suicide. Fortunately, my mother arrived in time with silver and used five... five thousand taels to rescue my brother and sister-in-law."

"I thought I could avoid disaster by spending money, but the nobleman still refused to let my brother and sister-in-law go. This time, our whole family went out together, and we were chased by assassins."

"In order to save my sister-in-law and mother, my brother and I lured the assassin here. That's how we accidentally escaped into your territory. I hope you can spare our lives for our pitiful condition!"

"As long as you are willing to show some mercy, I will write a letter and send it back home immediately. How much money do you want? My family has been doing business for generations, and we have plenty of money to honor you!"

Hearing this, Fang Hengzhi narrowed his eyes and looked at the thin man with some uncertainty.

"Acai, what do you think?"

The one called Ah Cai nodded and whispered, "Brother, I don't think this girl is lying."

"how do you know?"

"Although she looks miserable, the clothes she wears are made of excellent material. They are definitely not something that ordinary people can afford."

"Well...what you said makes sense."

"We might as well give her a chance. If we can really get some money, the brothers on the mountain won't have to worry about anything this year."

Fang Hengzhi stroked his chin and thought about it, and realized that this was indeed the case.

Since he can easily come up with five thousand taels, asking her for ten thousand taels shouldn't be a problem.

Ten thousand taels is enough to cover their expenses in the mountains for several years!

Thinking of this, he nodded: "Come here, take them both away!"

"Yes!"

Su Lanyin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly thanked him: "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will ask my family to send money immediately."

"Stop talking nonsense and leave quickly!"

"Yes!"

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Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang were taken to Yanfeng Village by a group of bandits.

At the same time, some information was also extracted from the thugs who were escorting them.

In Yanfeng Village, the boss is Fang Hengzhi, the second in command is Fang Hengcai, also known as Acai, and the third in command is the dark fat man, his name is Fang Hengshi.

The three of them accidentally killed the thugs sent by the landlords because they resisted the oppression of the landlords, and were then sentenced to be beheaded in public.

In anger, the three brothers simply hid in the mountains and became bandits.

Since the mountain is steep and easy to defend but difficult to attack, the government could not catch them at all. Besides, catching bandits is a thankless task and there is no profit in it, so no one cares.

Su Lanyin and Fu Wuyang were locked up in a shabby little house. Although the conditions were harsh, it was better than living in a cave.

After confirming that there were no bandits outside, the two men breathed a sigh of relief.

"What you just said sounds familiar."

There was a hint of sarcasm in Fu Wuyang's eyes.

Su Lanyin said with a playful smile: "Ah, the story has to be half true and half false, so that people can be confused."

"Even so, there's no need for you to kneel down and beg for mercy from a bandit!"

"Brother, if I don't humble myself, why would anyone trust us?"

"When I return alive, I will bring people to wipe out the bandits' lair."

Su Lanyin rolled her eyes speechlessly: "Let's not talk about whether they are good or bad, at least they took us in, right? And even though they are bandits, we haven't seen them burning, killing or looting. Why do you want to kill them all?"

"What's more, didn't you hear what those minions said just now? The three brothers were forced to become bandits. Now that the landlords have occupied the land, the common people need to pay to rent the land, or pay two-thirds of the grain."

"How can the common people live in such a situation? Ultimately, it is the fault of the imperial court. Otherwise, they would not force good people to go up the mountain and become bandits!"

Fu Wuyang frowned and retorted: "How do you know they didn't burn, kill, and rob? Besides, killing someone means paying with one's life. They should be punished, but they insist on being bandits. Is this behavior right?"

"Killing someone and paying with one's life also depends on who the person is. If it's a corrupt official, then he deserves to be killed!"

"Too lazy to tell you."

"If you don't want to hear me, then I'll tell you why I'm sure they didn't burn, kill, or loot."

"Humph."

Fu Wuyang turned his head to the side, but he did not close his ears and was still listening.

Su Lanyin explained: "When I came in just now, I saw that there were many elderly people in this village. Which village would take in a group of elderly people over 60 with white hair?"

"..."Fu Wuyang fell into deep thought.

He seemed to have indeed seen many elderly people just now.

"Also, if there was really burning, killing and looting, then Yanfeng Village should be very luxurious and comfortable. But look at what they wear and live in. They are not even as good as ordinary people. They are so poor and destitute. How can they be like bandits?"

Having said that, Fu Wuyang had to admit that Su Lanyin's analysis was correct.

"But, they are bandits after all. What if they are really cruel and do something to us?"

"Don't worry, before they get the benefits, they will not kill us, but will take good care of us."

"In your dreams."

"Don't believe it? Just wait and see."

Su Lanyin walked over confidently and opened the door, then said to the person outside, "Brother, come here for a moment."

The bandit who was called walked over impatiently: "Tell me, what's wrong?"

"I want to see your boss, can I?"

"Who do you think you are? Our boss is not someone you can just meet casually."

Su Lanyin said aggrievedly: "But didn't he ask me to write a letter home to ask for the ransom? Doesn't he want the money?"

When the bandit heard the word ransom, his eyes widened.