flstandardbreds Chapter 133 The bandits wanted to rob
Chapter 133 The bandits wanted to rob
She recalled that when she faced the Zhao family's ancestor last time, she only knew that their Zhao clan had been sent here by someone.
However, she had not yet figured out the motives of the person behind the scenes, or who they were.
That time it was because there wasn't enough spiritual energy.
Although she had used up a lot of spiritual energy dealing with the two toad monsters, she had just replenished it.
So Zhao Taohua strode towards the Zhao Clan Ancestral Hall.
Inside the Zhao Clan Ancestral Hall.
Zhao Taohua first offered incense and kowtowed to the ancestors of the Zhao family. Finally, she used her spiritual energy to target the middle tablet in the top row.
As time passed, she released more and more spiritual energy.
Finally, she got some of what she wanted.
When she lowered her hands, her spiritual energy was exhausted.
She murmured softly, "The Shen family of Long'an, the Shangguan family of Jingpan, the Han family of Qinglan, the Yan family of Jingping?"
She turned and walked out of the ancestral hall, sitting in the spot where her great-grandfather Yuejiang used to love sitting.
She looked up at the mountains surrounding Zhao Family Village, her brows furrowed.
She said that Zhao Family Village has a very poor geographical location, so how did the Zhao family end up here when they were fleeing famine?
It turns out that the Zhao family was just a small pawn in these people's game.
Those people had foreseen that many natural disasters would occur here more than a hundred years later, and that many monsters far exceeding those of other places would breed here!
The Great Xia Kingdom is now fragmented. Although there is an emperor, the various lords are vying for power, each with their own troops and land. Therefore, the current emperor is essentially a figurehead.
Many people coveted the position of Emperor of the Great Xia Dynasty; everyone wanted to sit on that throne.
Among them, the Shen family of Long'an, the Shangguan family of Jingpan, the Han family of Qinglan, and the Yan family of Jingping are the four most powerful lords.
It was precisely because the feudal lords were fighting amongst themselves and everyone was recruiting soldiers and buying horses that horses became extremely expensive.
Even an ordinary horse costs tens of thousands of taels of silver!
At present, Zhao Taohua only knows about the four major families, but she is not sure whether the Zhao family was placed here by one of them, or whether all four families were involved.
However, Zhao Taohua had a bad feeling. She was about to do another divination when she realized that her spiritual energy was already depleted.
She left the ancestral hall dejectedly, intending to go to the embroidery workshop to find Shen Ming and try to absorb some spiritual energy from him.
Just as she came out of the ancestral hall, she suddenly seemed to hear some noise coming from behind it.
Zhao Taohua walked towards the back, puzzled.
At this time, most of the villagers have gone to the embroidery workshop to learn embroidery, and only a few children or elderly people stay at home.
She thought it was just the village children playing hide-and-seek behind the ancestral hall, but when she got there, she saw a group of men with fierce-looking faces sitting on the ground with large knives in their hands, discussing something.
The one-eyed leader kicked away a stone at his feet and said viciously:
"Recently, Zhao Family Village has been quite lucky. They've made a lot of money growing medicinal herbs, and every family has built a brick house and bought an oxcart."
There must be plenty of lucrative opportunities here.
Moreover, I had already inquired beforehand that during the day recently, almost no one was home in any of the households in Zhao Family Village; everyone was busy working in the embroidery workshop at the end of the village.
Listen up, all of you, we're going to make this quick and decisive, grabbing whatever's inside the house.
If we encounter any fools, we'll kill them without mercy!
As he spoke, the one-eyed man patted the large sword at his waist, its blade gleaming coldly.
The skinny monkey beside him nodded quickly, echoing in a shrill voice:
"The boss is right. We haven't come across such a fertile village in a long time. We absolutely can't let this opportunity slip by."
In the surrounding villages, no village is as wealthy as Zhao Family Village.
He rubbed his hands together as he spoke, his eyes filled with eagerness.
Zhao Taohua was so shocked that her mouth dropped open. There were actually bandits trying to rob their Zhao Family Village?
Zhao Taohua was stunned by the scene before her. Because they outnumbered her, Zhao Taohua was so frightened that her body trembled.
Just as they had inquired beforehand, there was no one at home in the village at this time; everyone was gathered in her embroidery workshop.
Even when they walk around the village, they are almost never seen by anyone.
At this moment, Zhao Taohua's feet were once again unable to move.
She could only summon the mischievous spirits from the mountain with her consciousness, and a group of small white balls appeared at her feet.
Upon receiving her command, they immediately imitated the howl of wolves.
"Ouch!"
"Ouch..."
The howling of wolves suddenly rose and fell, startling the bandits.
At that moment, all the villagers in Zhao Family Village heard it.
Whether it was the elderly and children staying at home or the villagers in the embroidery workshop, everyone was terrified.
"A wolf howling? The wolf has come down from the mountain?"
Everyone was afraid. Judging from the howling of the wolves, there seemed to be more than one, and the sound seemed to indicate that they had already entered the village.
Zhao Guanglei exclaimed in horror, "Didn't Peach Blossom say that the wolves would never come down from the mountain again?"
Here we go again? Does anything she says actually work? Is she just lying to us?
My Rongrong is home alone with my two precious grandchildren!
Zhao Guanglei became increasingly angry as he spoke.
Wolves have no humanity; baby meat is tender, one bite at a time!
Zhao Guanglei hurriedly led his family home, and the others also went home one after another.
Shen Ming immediately went next door, only to find that no one from the Zhao family was there.
"Shen Ming, isn't Peach Blossom home?"
As soon as Qian entered the room, she asked.
"What should we do? Wolves have entered the village. How can she possibly fight them all by herself?"
Zhao Ershu said worriedly.
Just now, they all went to the embroidery workshop, and no one knew where Zhao Taohua went.
Madam Qian's expression was tense, her face filled with fear: "Let's go out and look for her quickly, what if Peach Blossom encounters a wolf?"
"Aunt Qian, Uncle Ershu, you stay at home, I'll go find it."
Shen Ming made arrangements and left the durian essence at home.
Don't let the fact that Durian Spirit is only a six-year-old girl fool you; once she releases her stench, the stench is absolutely intoxicating.
Even humans can't stand it, let alone wolves whose sense of smell is even more sensitive than a dog's!
The other four spirits followed him to find Zhao Taohua.
Recently, the five spirits have gotten used to their son-in-law Shen visiting the Zhao family every day. Besides, they are afraid of the overwhelming ferocity emanating from Shen Ming, and they dare not disobey him.
"You guys come with me."
After saying this, Shen Ming followed the sound of the wolf howling.
Others might not believe Zhao Taohua, but he did!
Food is plentiful on the mountain, and wolves usually live on the mountaintop. Besides, he had just come down from Dongdong Mountain and Guanguan Mountain and did not find anything unusual. There is no reason why so many wolves would suddenly appear in the village.
The more Shen Ming thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.
Suddenly, he remembered the scene on the mountain where he had heard the mischievous creature imitate the croaking of the toad monster, which had attracted the toad monster.
Could it be that the wolf howls this time were also from them?
Mischievous children naturally howl like wolves and have an extremely strong ability to imitate.
In the entire Zhao Family Village, only Zhao Taohua can make the troublemakers obey!
Instantly, Shen Ming's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Peach Blossom Sister was in danger?
Shen Ming's steps quickened, and soon he was running!
……
The one-eyed leader was shocked and cursed, "Damn it, how come there are wolves in Zhao Family Village?"
"Boss, the wolf is coming, it's right behind you."
The skinny monkey looked in terror toward the bamboo forest not far away, from which a lithe wolf emerged.
Its eyes gleamed with a cold light, and then, a second wolf silently appeared.
Then, one wolf after another emerged from the depths of the bamboo forest, all walking toward them, each exuding a chilling aura.
"This is unbelievable! I've been robbing people for years, and this is the first time I've encountered so many wolves!"
"One-Eyed Dragon cursed angrily."
Suddenly, a bandit with a bone necklace around his neck and a thick beard spoke up:
"Boss, something feels off. The wolf howls seem to be coming from behind us?"
Then he walked towards the back wall of the ancestral hall.
As Zhao Taohua listened to the approaching footsteps, her heart leaped into her throat.
"!!!"