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Liu Jing was shocked, jumped off the boat and ran towards the hillside. He met several boatmen. He grabbed one of them and shouted: "How is it above?"

The boatman was so scared that he stammered: "Bandits. It's amazing to rob the market."

Liu Jing threw him away, pulled out his sword from his waist and ran away. After a moment, he rushed up the hillside. There was a large area of ​​flat land on the hillside, which was a traditional country market.

Usually there are ten stalls, selling grain, fish, mountain fruits and vegetables, and peddlers from Jingling County, who sell needles, threads and other daily necessities. Customers are also nearby villagers and ships traveling on the Han River to replenish their food.

Since this area happened to be the junction of Jiangxia County, Jingling County and Xiangyang County, there were many mountains, so thieves have been rampant for decades and bandits have been in constant trouble. After Liu Biao entered Jingzhou, he sent troops to suppress bandits and calmed down the bandits.

But before the New Year, another bandit appeared in this area, with about a thousand people, which is said to be a group of the Yellow Turban Army in Runan. The leader called himself the Left King of Jiangxia. He usually ploughed the fields and robbed the house when there was insufficient food, which caused a headache for the local government.

For this reason, Huang Zuci sent troops to encircle and suppress, but this bandit was cunning. Once the officers and soldiers arrived, they disappeared without a trace. Once the officers and soldiers left, they made a comeback. The bandit suppression failed.

However, they usually don’t come to Jingkou Town because the town belongs to the two steps along the river and is the sphere of influence of Jinfan thieves Gan Ning.

However, since Gan Ning surrendered to Liu Biao last autumn, this water and land boundary has gradually been broken. Today is a small gathering, and villagers from all over the world gathered, and as a group of bandits of more than one person took the opportunity to rob.

Because this area is sparsely populated and most of the bandits are locals, they usually do not kill people, but only rob money and food. If they encounter young and beautiful women, they will also rob them up the mountain.

Liu Jing rushed up the hill and saw a mess in the market. People who were going to the market were lying on the ground. They were still in shock. Today, there was a big merchant who came to sell silk, so the bandits looted his stall and left. Even the merchant was arrested as hostages and asked for money and goods from his family.

Liu Jing was so anxious that he searched everywhere and shouted: "Little bag".

At this moment, Liu Jing suddenly felt someone holding his legs. When he lowered his head, it turned out to be a boat lady. She burst into tears, "The little girl was captured by them."

Liu Jing's head buzzed, and a stream of passion rushed into his brain, his teeth clattered. These bastards dared to catch their maids.

At this moment, a chaos arose not far away in front of him, and cries came. Dozens of villagers were beating a young man. The young man rolled on the ground, crying and shouting all the way, with yellow turbans wrapped around his head, which was clearly a little yellow turban thief.

Liu Jing was furious and rushed up and pushed everyone away. He stepped forward and grabbed the boy, and said viciously: "You are also a Yellow Turban Thief."

Someone next to him scolded: "This little thief hasn't stolen the chicken and beat him to death."

This is a small bandit who caught chickens but did not withdraw in time. He was caught by everyone and was usually beaten to death by villagers. This little bandit is only twelve years old, thin and like a monkey, but his eyes are very cunning and clever. At this time, he was beaten to the point of bleeding from his mouth and crying to tears.

Liu Jing grabbed him and pressed the knife on his neck, "Your people took my maid away, where did you catch me?"

The sharp sword pressed on his neck, and the little bandit was so scared that he was out of his mind and stammered: "It's in Qiru Mountain."

Liu Jing turned around and asked the villagers, "Where is Qirushan?"

An old man said: "It's more than twenty miles south, but there are actually seven mountains. The mountains are dangerous. I heard that the bandits' nest is in that area."

At this time, Xu Shu also squeezed into the crowd. When he heard that Xiaobao was captured, he immediately said anxiously: "Mr. I'll rush back to Xiangyang to ask for troops."

Liu Jing had calmed down and thought in his heart that Xiaobao had been captured. The mountain was rugged and he couldn't catch up with him even if he rode a horse. This place happened to be the junction of the county. The nearest Jingling County seemed to be seventy miles away, and there was no army in this kind of small county.

Either he would move troops back to Xiangyang or go to Jiangxia to ask for help. Jiangxia Huangzu would not pay attention to him, and the Xiangyang army would not send troops for a little girl. Gan Ning could do it, but unfortunately he was blocked by many mountains inside and outside. When he brought in to rescue the troops, Xiao Bao would probably die long ago.

Liu Jing was very embarrassed. After thinking for a long time, he had to use money to redeem the small bag. Fortunately, he had two pairs of gold around him, which was enough to redeem people. He shouted to everyone: "I will spend five coins to recruit one person. Is anyone willing to go to Qirushan with me to ask for people?"

Five cents can buy two pigs and fifty chickens locally, which is quite a lot of money, but when everyone heard that they were going to Qirushan, they all retreated one after another, with fear in their eyes, and their lives were even more valuable.

Liu Jing doubled immediately, "one thousand dollars per person"

Finally someone was moved. Seven or eight young young students raised their hands. They thought it was simple: they had to make money, but their lives were protected. Once they started fighting, they just turned around and ran away.

There were still a little less than seven or eight people. Liu Jing asked a few more times, but no one agreed. Someone muttered in a low voice: "With this money, all ten little maids have bought them, just catch them."

Liu Jing looked at the seven or eight young young people holding wooden sticks and hoes, and felt helpless, so he had to take these mountain people to suppress the bandits.

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In the above, Liu Jing learned something from the little bandits that the bandits who came to attack the market this time were not the Left King of Jiangxia himself, but his right-hand man, named Wang Tai, who was originally a Yellow Turban thief in Runan. This time, he led Yu Ming's subordinates to attack the market and harvested dozens of silk and some grain, meat and poultry, and of course, Liu Jing's sweet maid, small bag.

At the same time, Liu Jing's anger at this little bandit disappeared a little. Seeing that he was quite clever, he asked him, "What's your name? Why did you commit yourself to a thief at a young age?"

The little bandit said as if nothing had happened, "I called Wuhou on the mountain. There were four thin ones called Monkeys. I was the fifth one. I used to beg for dinner in Jingling County. I heard that being a mountain king could have enough food, so I followed him."

"Oh, how many years have you been up the mountain"

"It's been about four years, I can't remember it. Anyway, I'm the first batch of veterans." The little bandit said with a smile.

Liu Jing frowned and was actually an old man. Seeing the young man tied his hands and a young man was holding it with a rope, he said, "Let's loosen his ties for him."

The young young man waved his hand in a hurry, "No, this little thief is as cunning as a monkey. If he lets him go, he will run away."

"Pooh"

The little bandit turned around and spat hard, "Are you always the kind of person who is untrustworthy? Since you agree to take it, you will naturally take you to Qiru Mountain."

The young young man kicked him hard and cursed: "You slick little guy, we all know what you promised to bring Qirushan."

The little bandit cursed unwillingly: "This man is a kind and righteous man. He never bullies the weak, and he is ruined by you stupid people."

Liu Jing glanced at him in surprise. He found that this little girl was indeed cunning. He heard that she wanted to loosen him, so he immediately used words to squeeze himself out. If he was really a scholar, he might have really loosened him.

Liu Jing knocked his head with a horse whip and scolded, "You little boy, if you don't say these nonsense, I might have really loosened you. Unfortunately, I'm not a kind person, so don't dream."

He also ordered his men, "Tie him tighter, if you dare to escape, you will be beaten to death with sticks."

The little bandit was tied up and screamed like a monkey, staring at Liu Jing fiercely, turning around, wondering what bad idea was.

Everyone walked for more than ten miles of the mountain and saw Qiru Mountain. Seven round peaks stood among the mountains and ridges, just like the breasts of seven women, hence the name Qiru Mountain.

Xu Shu was a little worried and urged him to come forward and whisper: "The public identity is extraordinary. Why not go up the mountain to talk to them. The public is waiting at the foot of the mountain. After the negotiations, they will naturally take me and the small bag down the mountain to exchange for ransom. Let's see what it is."

Liu Jing did not answer. He looked at the mountain road ahead from afar and found the enemy situation. He saw a large group of men in black, dozens of people in black, wearing yellow turbans, wearing short clothes, underneath, straw sandals, and holding various weapons in his hands. They were all fierce and vicious, walking quickly towards this side.

Several recruited young people also saw it, and they were so scared that they didn't want any rewards. They turned around and ran away, stumbled and were in a mess. The little bandit took the opportunity to run wildly, "Mr. Wang, I am the Five Monkeys."

Xu Shu was a little surprised and whispered to Liu Jing: "Mr. Jing, are you abnormal?"

Liu Jing nodded, and he also found something unusual. There was a small donkey among a group of yellow turban thieves. The person riding the small donkey was Xiaobao, with a smile on his face and gnawing on a mountain fruit. There was no sadness of being kidnapped.

Xiao Bao suddenly saw Liu Jing and waved his hand happily, "Master, I'm here."

Liu Jing was shocked and wondered what happened. Is Xiaobao a long-lost relative whom I have been away from the bandit? It’s ridiculous to think about it.

At this time, dozens of Yellow Turban thieves knelt down together, "We don't know that it is a benefactor, but we disturbed it. We are willing to be severely punished by the benefactor."

Liu Jing's heart moved, and he seemed to understand something. Xiao Bao ran over, took Liu Jing's hand, and jumped straight like a little tit. Liu Jing touched her head and smiled and said, "You're not wronged."

"No, they heard that I was the maid of Mr. Jing. They were so scared that they looked like a slut, and they slapped themselves desperately, and then I became a princess."

Liu Jing already knew who these people were. He must be the slaves of the Five Army that he had let go. He couldn't help but feel a little angry. He let them be free people, but these guys remained unchanged and were wrapped in yellow turbans again.

He walked up to him and asked coldly: "You are the slaves of the five armies I have released."

He was extremely ashamed of the Yellow Turban Thief and kowtowed, "The villain Wang Tai, who was released by Gongyi, originally planned to serve the people in Jiangxia, but he was deceived by the government and deceived us into illiterateness, but he deceived us into being a slave of Huangzu Tianzhuang. In anger, I brought dozens of brothers to surrender to the Left King, and let Gong Jing down for his loyalty."

This explanation made Liu Jing's anger relieved, and he nodded and said, "If you say this, I won't blame you. But you can come to me and I can place you in another place, but if you become a bandit again, what will you do in the future?"

Wang Tai kowtowed and cried, "We are not handsome to see Duke Jing. If Duke Jing can pity us, take us away. We are willing to follow Duke and serve you."

Liu Jing sighed. Although he didn't want to take the Yellow Turban Thief as his subordinates, he couldn't ignore these people and had to nod, "Let's do this and tell the Zuo Wang, and then come to Chaisang to find me."
Chapter completed!