Chapter 19

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The two women were carrying bags on their backs. In their panic, they did not run very fast. As for the seven or eight bandits, they only chased after them at a leisurely pace. They seemed to be enjoying this feeling. They were also certain that Chen Zhiyuan would not make a move.

“It’s you, Constable Chen! Please, save us!”

The two women suddenly let out surprised cries and ran even faster.

Chen Zhiyuan was slightly stunned when he heard that. He didn’t seem to have seen these two women before. How could they recognize him?

Just as Chen Zhiyuan was puzzled, the two women had already run to a place only a few steps away from him.

The bandits following behind also heard the two women’s shouts.

Constable Chen?

This fellow was an official!

“I didn’t expect to meet an official from the county office. Hey, Constable, you became an official for the sake of having food on the table, and I went up the Black Wind Mountain for the sake of survival. Just pretend that you didn’t see what happened today. Let’s just stay out of each other’s way, okay?”

The leader of the bandits stopped in his tracks, put the long knife in his hand on his shoulder, and looked at Chen Zhiyuan as he asked.

“Boss, look, this kid has a woman with him. Tsk tsk, that face and figure look even better than these two chicks. Do you want to try it?”

The other bandit, who was completely focused on women, seemed to not have noticed that the leader was talking to Chen Zhiyuan. Instead, his eyes looked at Li Zhu’er, who was on the horse, and his eyes were even more surprised as he walked up to the leader and said with a lewd smile.

When Li Zhu’er heard the filthy words from the bandit, her grip on the reins tightened, and she hurriedly leaned closer to Chen Zhiyuan.

When Chen Zhiyuan, who was still thinking, heard this, his face instantly darkened.

He had thought about it for a moment because he didn’t know the two women, but now they were insulting Zhu’er. How could he tolerate this?

“Staying out of each other’s way? How dare you kidnap civilian women in public and make me pretend that I didn’t see it? Who gave you the guts to do that?”

Chen Zhiyuan jumped off his horse and walked to the two women. “You two come behind me first. I’ll deal with these bandits.”

“Thank you, Constable Chen! Thank you, Constable Chen!”

Seeing Chen Zhiyuan reaching out to help, the two women were overjoyed and ran to Li Zhu’er’s side.

Seeing this, Li Zhu’er also jumped off her horse and comforted the two women.

“Chen! Don’t think that just because you are a constable from the county office, we don’t dare to do anything to you. We are the grandfathers on Black Wind Mountain, and you are outnumbered right now. If you know what’s good for you, then hand over the two women, and let us have a good time with the woman on the horse, and we will spare your life!”

When the lascivious bandit saw that Chen Zhiyuan still dared to walk towards them alone, he immediately raised the long knife in his hand and threatened Chen Zhiyuan with a hint of panic and vigilance in his eyes.

Chen Zhiyuan was not afraid at all. His steps became faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye, he rushed to the front of the bandit.

He raised his hand and slashed down with his knife!

The blood on the bandit’s neck spurted out more than three feet high. He hurriedly put down his knife with both hands, trying to cover his neck to prevent it from spurting blood again…

Unfortunately, it was futile in the end. His body fell heavily on the field.

When the remaining bandits saw how valiant Chen Zhiyuan was, they immediately panicked. They held their long knives in their hands but did not dare to go forward. They kept looking at the leader and retreated step by step.

“Constable Chen! You are a well-known figure in the county, but the Black Wind Mountain is not to be trifled with! If you kill us today, the big boss will naturally send people to avenge us! Think carefully…”

The leader of the bandits saw Chen Zhiyuan walking toward him without any change in expression. He was like a god of death, and his heart was filled with panic.

Just now, when he heard that Chen Zhiyuan was a constable, he was a little hesitant. Even if the constable in the county office was not decent, they still knew some martial arts.

“Hmph! There’s no need for the leader of the bandits on Black Wind Mountain to avenge you. When I return to the city, I will ask the county magistrate to annihilate all of you!”

Chen Zhiyuan snorted coldly and his footsteps became even lighter.

When he drew his saber, he seemed to have experienced the benefits of the Gamma Body Technique again.

His body was exceptionally light, and every move seemed to have a soul. As long as he wanted to use it, his body would automatically adapt to the way he used it.

Hearing this, the bandits became even more panicked!

“Big Brother, this ruthless man isn’t afraid of the name of Black Wind Mountain. If you can’t afford to provoke him, run!”

One of the bandits threw down his knife, shouted at the leader, and ran back in a hurry.

The leader of the bandits saw that his underpants had been pulled off by his subordinates, so he didn’t try to be brave anymore. He threw down his knife and ran.

Chen Zhiyuan rushed forward and killed five or six people with one knife.

The last person couldn’t run away, so he turned around and knelt on the ground, kowtowing loudly. “Constable Chen, we aren’t bandits of Black Wind Mountain. We were wrong. Please spare my life.”

“Not the bandits of Black Wind Mountain? Then where did you come from? Tell us the truth!”

Chen Zhiyuan held his knife towards the kneeling bandit. The bandit hurriedly told him about their origins.

It turned out that they were just a group of farmers who could not survive. After they were lucky enough to get a few long knives, they started to occupy the mountain as the king. Whenever they went out to rob, they would lie and use the name Black Wind Mountain since they heard that it was famous. They used this name to scare many people and even raped many women.

Who knew that today, just as they were about to taste the sweetness again, they stumbled and encountered a god of death like Chen Zhiyuan?

After hearing this, Chen Zhiyuan was furious. He killed the kneeling bandit with one strike, then turned around and walked to the place where the horse stopped.

The villagers were informed of the corpses of the bandits on the ground to deal with them. By sending them to the county, one would be rewarded with two strings of coins. He believed that there should be many people who would be willing to do this.

“Constable Chen, we two sisters would like to thank you for saving our lives.”

Seeing Chen Zhiyuan return, the two women hurriedly went forward and bowed.

“Ladies, please don’t bother. Whose family are you from? How did you recognize me?”

Only then did Chen Zhiyuan ask his doubts. When Li Zhu’er saw that her husband really did not recognize these two women, her heart immediately warmed.

When the two women heard this question, they looked at each other and said, “Constable Chen, do you remember Xu Qingfeng’s concubines who were released from the Xu Residence yesterday?”

“Eh? You two are…”

Chen Zhiyuan patted his head and looked at the two of them in surprise. That night, Xu Qingfeng’s concubines had been brought before him. However, it was too dark at night, and his mind was not on this, so he did not pay attention to the looks of those women.

“That’s right. We are Xu Qingfeng’s concubines. My name is Lu Shuxue, and I was stranded in Lin County. Xu Qingfeng, who was doing business, took a fancy to me, so I exchanged myself for some money to let my parents settle down.

“This sister is called Qiu Shui, and she was snatched by Xu Qingfeng. Her parents died, and she had no home to return to. So, I thought of letting her go to Lin County with me. We had already disguised ourselves, but we did not expect to still be targeted by the mountain bandits. Constable Chen, if you hadn’t appeared…”

A woman took the initiative to introduce herself and her sister’s background. The two women recalled their experiences just now and couldn’t stop their tears from flowing down.

Chen Zhiyuan looked at their clothes. They were dressed in coarse cloth and wore headscarves that were used by farm women when they went to the fields. As expected, they had disguised themselves.

Unfortunately, the weather was hot. The thin clothes on the two of them still couldn’t hide their alluring figures. That was how they were recognized by the bandits.

Just as he was sizing up the two of them, he realized that the sister that the woman was talking about was secretly peeping at him through the gaps between her fingers while she was pretending to cry.

Seeing that he had discovered her, she hurriedly closed her fingers and wept along with her sister.

Chen Zhiyuan immediately did not know whether to laugh or cry. This little girl was a little eccentric. After experiencing this scene, she still had the mood to peep at him!

Just as Chen Zhiyuan was thinking about how to settle the two sisters, a fast horse suddenly galloped over from afar.

“Constable Chen, so you’re here. The county magistrate asked me to inform you to return to the government office as soon as possible. The county magistrate has a plan to suppress the bandits and wants to discuss it with everyone.”

The bailiff on the horse galloped over quickly. After informing Chen Zhiyuan, he quickly left. Obviously, he still had to report back to the government office.

The county magistrate wanted to exterminate the bandits?

Chen Zhiyuan thought to himself. It just so happened that he had this thought. The county magistrate actually wanted to exterminate the bandits as well. It looked like he had to go back and take a look, but he had only rested for one fucking day…

“Hubby, since the county magistrate has something to discuss, then you should quickly return to the county. These two sisters will temporarily stay at my house today. We’ll see how we can send them back to their hometown tomorrow.”

Li Zhu’er walked up and said to Chen Zhiyuan softly.

“Good! Thank you for the trouble, Zhu’er. We’ll go home with the two girls first, and I’ll rush to the county office!”

Chen Zhiyuan made a decision.