Xiahou Ying first reacted and cursed: "Oh his grandfather, this county magistrate is impatient to live. Seeing that he is full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, I thought he was a good bird, but I didn't expect that he was also a beast in the court!"

Cao Shen was also furious and indignant: "Brother, you must not agree to such conditions! You can only rely on the 'dungeon' killer to defeat Chen Shengjun. Without officers and soldiers, how can we fight!"

Liu Ji could only shake his head helplessly. The county magistrate of Pei County was insidious and cunning. This time he clearly wanted to use Chen Sheng's hands to destroy the "dungeon". Over the years, although there was no conflict between the "dungeon" and the government, in front of this county magistrate who was greedy for power, the "dungeon" had long become a thorn in his side.

Fighting with Chen Shengjun with "Don't Speech" was absolutely impossible to win, but Liu Ji could not refuse this unreasonable request. If he refused to meet the enemy, the county magistrate would take the opportunity to spread rumors that Liu Ji led his subordinates to conspire with Chen Sheng to rebel together. Once this crime was made, not only Liu Ji himself, but all his subordinates who followed him would be criticized as "rebels" and would be doomed.

This is a battle destined to lose, but even though he knew the ending, Liu Ji still had no choice.

But what made Liu Ji more desperate than dying was that Qi Lan.

In order to share the worries of the dungeon, she resolutely went to Mangdang Mountain and committed herself to the bandits. Liu Ji knew that if he ignored the people of Pei County and only led "Buyu" to capture Mangdang Mountain, then his life and his brother "Buyu" could survive, and Qi Lan could also return to him. For him personally, this was the best choice.

But what about the thousands of people in Pei County?

Liu Ji's heart was squeezing...

Xiahou Ying and Cao Shen were still chattering endlessly, angrily rushing into the government office to argue with the county magistrate. Liu Ji stopped them and asked them to wait for news at home patiently. Xiahou Ying looked angry, but Cao Shen saw that Liu Ji's face was pale and worried, and did not say much, dragged Xiahou Ying away.

Liu Ji was walking slowly on the street, and many people around who knew him greeted him one after another. Liu Ji just nodded slightly and forced a smile. There were more and more people on the street, but Liu Ji's mind was empty. He just wanted to walk quietly alone and think about nothing.

"San Young Master, you have a bad face today. Are you feeling uncomfortable?" a meat vendor asked with concern.

Liu Ji shook his head and forced a smile: "No obstacle."

The butcher smiled, and dug a few times, cut a piece of good meat, wrapped it and gave it to Liu Ji: "San Young Master, please take it and go back and stew it back to replenish your body. Thanks to you, I can live a good life in Pei County. I begged here two years ago, and I was the one you took in. I have never forgotten your kindness and virtue."

Liu Ji looked up at the butcher. The sincere smile on his face was so warm and dazzling at this moment. Liu Ji looked around in a daze and suddenly realized that this was the intersection where he first met Qi Lan.

Even if he wanted to escape, sometimes things went against his wishes. At that time, Qi Lan was wearing men's clothing and bumped into him recklessly. However, at the moment when he met with all his eyes, Liu Ji knew that his heart had been captured.

In order to help the "dungeon", Qi Lan resolutely took risks and even sacrificed her reputation. However, thousands of refugees and beggars were behind her and tens of thousands of rebels were in front of her. How could he make Pei County blood flow into a river for a woman?

Liu Ji knew that he could only fight, and fight to the death with his brothers who had been through life and death. He could bear the infamy alone, but he could not let everyone behind him bear the infamy of treason. No matter what the ending was, Liu Ji could only do his best to protect everyone in Pei County.

Liu Ji took the meat from the butcher's hand, said thank you, and turned around and walked towards Wuxianju. As night fell, the cold wind blew.

Candles were lit everywhere on Mangdang Mountain, reflecting light. Although the weather was very cold, the brothers in the village were not afraid of the cold. They gathered together in groups of three or five, drinking and eating meat, and were so happy.

In a small corner, a lively and cute little head suddenly appeared. The big ghostly eyes rolled around. After confirming that there was no one around, he hurried to pull Qi Lan behind him, who was timid.

"Is there really no one?" Qi Lan was frightened and looked around, wishing she could shrink herself into a ball.

"Oh, don't worry, no one!" Xiao Yuer stuck out her tongue and waved her hand in anger: "Miss, you are so brave. You are so timid. How can we inquire about the information of the village leader?"

Qi Lan's face turned slightly red. It was indeed not a glorious thing to be taught by a little girl. Qi Lan coughed twice, straightened her body, and walked into the yard with a swagger.

"I'm not afraid. I just touched the village leader's room? What's the fear?" Qi Lan pretended to be calm and walked forward with the courage.

"Oh, it's not good!" Xiaoyuer was shocked and suddenly screamed.

Qi Lan was so scared that her legs became weak. She squatted on the ground, picked up a flower pot in front of her to cover her face, and quickly curled up beside her. Seeing this, Xiao Yuer smiled and rolled backwards, covering her stomach and almost rolled to the ground.

"Hahahahahahahaha, Miss, you are so interesting. You are so scared like this. What do you think you are? Do you have a human-shaped flowerpot?"

"Little Fish!" Qi Lan was so angry that she was so embarrassed that it was already time. This little girl who was ignorant of the world was actually joking with her. Qi Lan was so angry that her face turned red, she threw down the flower pot, and turned around and ignored the cynical girl.

"Ahhhh, little sister, don't be angry!" Xiao Yuer smiled and came up, rubbing Qi Lan with his arm: "Miss, you are too simple and not good at sneaking in and searching. Look at me!"

Xiaoyuer smiled proudly, walked to the house in Yongchi Inner Courtyard with a swagger, took out a hairpin from his head, gently tweaked the jade beads, and the hairpin made a slight sound. Xiaoyuer poked the jade hairpin towards the lock on the door, and the lock opened in response.

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In order to write this novel well, Xiao Ruo specially reads the Legend of Chu and Han, 8o episodes, it's amazing~
Chapter completed!