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"Since this is a great disaster, we should encircle and annihilate them." Tang Yin said in a serious tone.

"Yes, but there are no soldiers in An City right now. There is no money. There are only twenty or so yamen runners. How could they encircle and annihilate so many bandits?"

Cao Zhang laughed bitterly: "Now, as long as the bandits do not harass An Cheng, I will thank the heavens and earth. How would I dare hope to annihilate the bandits?"

Tang Yin questioned: "Since there are no soldiers in the city, why not go to the county and ask them to eliminate the bandits."

Right now, the county army is also busy. They are busy destroying Li Zhipeng's faction of traitors. A few days ago, the county governor also sent me a letter asking if there are any soldiers I can use in An City. Cao Zhang shook his head and said.

"So that's how it is." Tang Yin muttered.

As the two of them were talking, hurried footsteps suddenly came from outside. Immediately after, a guard ran in hurriedly, his face pale, and said with a trembling voice, "S ? "Milord, something terrible has happened ?"

"What has happened to panic you so much that you don't know I'm seeing a guest?" Cao Zhang first scolded the guard, then looked at Tang Yin apologetically.

"Yes ?" It's the bandits from Twin Head Mountain who have arrived, and are currently outside the door! " The guard swallowed and finally finished what he was saying in one breath.

Hearing this, Cao Zhang's face changed. He was really afraid of something, a thief from Twin Head Mountain actually came to look for him! He stood up abruptly and asked urgently, "How many bandits are there?"

As he spoke, he drew out the sword at his ribs, and didn't forget to remind Tang Yin: "Little brother, quickly bring the sister-in-law out through the back door. The bandit is wild and brutal, and can do anything!"

If this woman named Rou Er were to fall into the hands of a bandit, with her peerless beauty, who knows how many people would humiliate her!

However, he deliberately tried to test Cao Zhang, and with a panicked expression, he pulled Cao Zhang's hand and said: "Brother Cao, since the bandit dared to come in broad daylight, he must have made sufficient preparations. If you stay, you might even lose your life.

Cao Zhang shook his head, and said with determination: "As a Mayor, where is my responsibility, how can I escape from a battle? How can there be a cowardly person who fears life and is afraid of death. Even if I die, I will die in An Cheng.

Hm! Tang Yin nodded his head, this was what he was familiar with, a Feng Country official, a man with firm and unyielding character, who would rather be smashed into pieces than die.

The guard who reported the news was stunned for a moment. Then, Fang slowly raised a finger and said, "Sir, the bandits..." Only one bandit has come, and he said that he is here to deliver a letter to the lord! "

"Ah?" Just one person? " Cao Zhang was startled, he immediately kept his sword back into the sword sheath and rolled his eyes, then coldly bellowed: Bring the thief over to me!

"Yes!" "My Lord!" The guard responded with a word, then turned around and ran out.

Only after the guard left did Cao Zhang let out a long breath of relief, and smiled apologetically at Tang Yin: "Little brother, it seems like the bandit is only here to deliver the letter. You and my wife need not be in such a hurry to leave."

Yin Rou who was seated at the side almost laughed out loud, she anxiously lowered her head, raised her sleeves, and covered her lips.

Cao Zhang was also embarrassed to the point that he was embarrassed. He stood there, at a loss of what to do.

Tang Yin laughed thoughtfully, and said sternly: "Although brother Cao is a scholar, he has the spirit of a man of honor, if everyone can be like brother Cao, how powerful would I become!"

"Younger brother praises you too highly!" Cao Zhang's face became even redder.

At this moment, a guard came in from outside. This person looked to be in his early thirties, with a tall and sturdy build, swarthy skin, and black pants with the legs of a pair of pants rolled up. He only had a waistcoat with no buckle, revealing his protruding pectoral muscles and tendons.

The muscular man arrogantly walked into the hall, his chin held high as he looked at everyone in the hall with a condescending gaze. Judging from his posture, he didn't look like a bandit at all, but more like a high-ranking official visiting an official's residence.

When he saw Yin Rou, his eyes that were originally filled with pride instantly lit up. What a beautiful woman! His gaze seemed to be fixed on Yin Rou's face, unable to move away for a long time.

Cao Zhang secretly clenched his teeth, coughed heavily, and said: "What a bold thief, why are you not bowing when you see me?"

Under his shouts, the sturdy man finally regained his senses, and unwillingly moved his gaze away from Yin Rou's face. After that, he looked at Cao Zhang with an ominous glint in his eyes.

He sniffed and snorted coldly, then asked: "You are the newly appointed An Cheng Mayor, Cao Zhang?"

"That's me!" Cao Zhang was fearless as he met the muscular man's gaze.

"I thought Cao Zhang was some kind of three-headed, six-armed guy, but he's actually just a weak scholar!" The sturdy man sneered, then, his chest puffed out, and said loudly: "I am here to pass down the order to you on behalf of my family's general, Cao Zhang, listen carefully, my family's general orders you to prepare one hundred thousand silver, one hundred thousand stone worth of food and send it to the Twin Head Mountain within three days, without a mistake, if you do not pay it back within the time limit, hehe, when the time comes, my Twin Head Mountain's army will slaughter their way into An City, leaving not even chickens and dogs alive!"1

After he finished speaking, Cao Zhang was so angry that his body started trembling. A mere bandit actually dared to call himself a general, and even 'ordered' himself to pay a hundred thousand silver and a hundred thousand stone worth of food. Forget about An City having so much money and grain, even if he had it, he would rather die than give it to the bandit.

Before he could say anything, the sturdy man continued, "However, I need to add another one now." As he spoke, he raised his hand, pointed at Yin Rou, and said: "She, needs to be delivered to Twin Head Mountain as well!"

"How dare you!" "How dare you!" Cao Zhang could not hold it in any longer, and roared fiercely, "What a bold and shameless thief! "If you want money, you don't have any, if you want food, you don't have any. If you want people, you can go back and tell your bandit leader that he can forget about getting a single coin from my An City!"

"Screech!" Cao Zhang, you must be brave! " The sturdy man was not angry at all. Instead, he gave a thumbs up and praised, "Alright! Well done! Since you said so, then we will wait and see. When the time comes to peel your skin off and dig out your heart, don't beg for forgiveness! That's right, don't even think about escaping, my brothers in Twin Head Mountain have sealed off all escape routes from An City. "

As he said that, he looked at Yin Rou again. The more he looked, the more excited he became, and the harder it was to endure. His mother laughed and said, "Especially you, little lady.

Seeing him keep moving closer to him while he spoke, Yin Rou instinctively pulled at Tang Yin who was beside him. The latter was not moved at all, sitting there with her eyes lowered, and did not have any expression on her face, as if she had been scared silly by a bandit.

From start to end, the sturdy man didn't even look at Tang Yin. He moved closer to Yin Rou and inhaled deeply, smelling the musk on her body and couldn't help but reach out his hand to touch Yin Rou's face.

Just then, Cao Zhang walked over with large strides, and pulled away the strong man's hands, his eyes spewing fire, he shouted angrily: "What are you trying to do?"

The brawny man's eyes flashed with an ominous glint, but it quickly returned to normal. He raised his head and laughed as he took two steps back. He cupped his hands and said, "Other than this lady, wash your necks and wait. Haha ?"

As he spoke, he staggered out of the room, but his arrogant, triumphant laughter continued to come in from outside the lobby.

"How preposterous! How preposterous! " Cao Zhang was so angry that his face turned green, he took a few deep breaths in a row, then calmed himself down and cupped his hands towards Tang Yin: "Little brother, An Cheng has already become a place of conflict, you can't stay any longer, you have to leave quickly, I will send people to send you and my wife to the county city!"

Tang Yin, who had not been batting an eyelid the entire time, lightly waved his hand and lightly said: "That bandit already said that the bandits have sealed off all escape routes from An City. It looks like they aren't trying to scare people off.

"That's true. What should I do?" Cao Zhang anxiously scratched his ears and cheeks, and paced back and forth in the great hall. If it was someone else who did not know what was going on, they would think that Yin Rou was his wife.

Tang Yin laughed leisurely, stood up and said: "Brother Cao, there is no need to be anxious ?"

"How can I not be anxious!" "The bandits' actions are unpredictable, they might arrive right away, when the time comes ?" Saying that, he looked at Yin Rou, and was unable to finish his words.

Tang Yin replied, "The bandits will not be able to come to An Cheng."

Cao Zhang was at a loss. He exclaimed as he looked at Tang Yin in disbelief.

Tang Yin smiled and said: "I have learned profound arts since I was young. Just now, I tried to calculate with my fingers, that the Mountain Bandits with Twin Head Mountain will face a great calamity tonight, and the dead are most likely in An City."

"Huh?" Cao Zhang opened his mouth wide, as if he was listening to a heavenly book, and looked at Tang Yin without blinking. Yin Rou, who was at the side, forced a smile as her face flushed red.

After a long while, he said, "Brother, now is not the time to joke ?"

"I'm telling the truth!" Tang Yin restrained his smile and said seriously: "Brother Cao, just put your heart in your stomach. Tonight, the bandits will die, and An Cheng will be safe!"

"This... "How is that possible!?" Cao Zhang scratched his head and said: "Everything is fine, what kind of calamity can happen to our Twin Head Mountain?"

"Even if it is a natural disaster, it is also a man-made disaster. This is the only thing I can say." Tang Yin picked up Yin Rou and said: "Brother Cao, please wait for the good news first. Rou Er and I will take our leave first."

"Where is my younger brother going?" Seeing that he was about to leave, Cao Zhang was extremely reluctant.

"I'm temporarily unable to leave the city, so I can only find an inn to stay at first." Tang Yin said.

"If little brother doesn't mind, then I'll stay at the Mayor Palace with my sister-in-law ?"

"Then how can I bother brother Cao, moreover, there is also much inconvenience, it's the same if Rou Er and I stay in the tavern." Tang Yin rejected Cao Zhang's good intentions with a smile on his face, then cupped his hands and led Yin Rou out of the Mayor's Palace.

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