Chapter 17

  It is indeed true that wealth and honor are sought in danger. After this crisis has passed, what awaits the Toad Village will not be wealth and honor, but... immense wealth.

  A horse roaming in the mountains is a moving treasure, and Xu Shenji was so delighted that his beard almost stood up.

  Xu Ling'er can raise horses, and naturally she can also tame them. She made a series of whistling sounds with her mouth, driving the horses together. Qin Man himself was a hunter, and he was no stranger to horses either. With Xu Shenji's help, they quickly gathered the warhorses in the mountain forest into a circle.

  After counting carefully, excluding those that ran away into the mountains and were crushed to death by rocks, there are eighty-one horses in a circle.

  This number made Xu Shenji, a poor devil, feel that life was illusory in an instant. Qin Man had not seen much of the world either, and he scratched his head with a silly smile.

  Xu Shenji, Xu Ling'er, Qin Man... All in all, they're just country bumpkins. The only one who's seen the world is probably Lin Shaoyu. After all, he's well-equipped with guns, horses, and a full set of blue clothes. However, even if it were Lin Shaoyu who saw this scene, he could only barely maintain his composure. It's like displaying 81 luxury cars in front of a second-generation rich kid - how can you not make them feel overwhelmed? This is directly a luxury car harem!

  Of course, this battle left some good things behind, such as armor and weapons, but the people of Hama Village were too few in number and couldn't move them. They had to take the big and abandon the small, first occupying the most precious horses, and others... could only endure the pain.

  "Ling'er, hurry up with the horses, let's head back to the mountain stronghold!" Xu Shenji placed the last knife on the horse carriage, which was now fully loaded and couldn't fit anything else.

  Qin Man held two iron bows in his hands and had a quiver of arrows on his back, smiling foolishly.

  "Old Xue, with so many horses, can you ride them all? Lend one to Second Master, will you?"

  A playful voice came from the mountain forest, and a group of people slowly walked out. Xushenji was shocked, they were Gaofei Hu and Gaofei Bao, two brothers from Feihu Fort.

  "Wow, Second Master, it's rare to see you! You're up so early today too!"

  "Old man, cut the crap!" Flying Leopard said disdainfully.

  Gao Fei Hu let out a cold snort: "Old Xu, your Frog Village has made a fortune. You eat meat while we gnaw on bones. Speak up, how will this batch of horses be divided?"

  Xu Shenji's eyes sparkled as he scanned the surroundings, and saw groups of people emerging from the nearby mountains. It wasn't just the Fei Hu Zhai family that came, but also the Xiao Bai Lang from Xing Hua Ling, the Qian Zhang She from Gou Tou Ling, and the Xiong Da Xiong Er from Tu Tou Shan... More than half of the mountain bandits from Qing Niu Shan had arrived, each bringing only a few dozen people, but still greatly outnumbering the Ha Ma Zhai.

  Now they all stared at these eighty-odd horses, their eyes gleaming with greed.

  "We seized these horses with our own abilities, why should we share them with you?" Xu Ling'er.

  "Ling'er, shut up." Xū Shénjī immediately stopped his daughter, then smiled and said to the crowd: "Everyone has worked hard, I hope you all made a fortune today."

  "You've made a fortune without us." Gaofei Hu said: "Your Frog Village has taken the lion's share, and we've only picked up some bones. But can your Frog Village swallow so many good horses?"

  Today, all the mountain bandits who came here got something, weapons and armor that can enhance the combat effectiveness of their subordinates by one level. But compared to what was looted from Heiwa Village, this is nothing. Not to mention these war horses, just the equipment on Xu Shenji's chariot alone is enough to make people drool.

  "I don't care about the rules anymore, let's just compete based on our skills. I want that white horse." Gaofei shouted loudly and led the charge towards the horse herd.

  Every household bandit is also eager to move, no one wants to fall behind.

  Whoosh!

  An arrow suddenly appeared in the air and shot directly into the horse's right eye. The grey horse let out a mournful cry, collapsed to the ground with a thud, and also threw High Flying Leopard off its back.

  "Who? Who!" High-flying leopard stood up with a big knife and shouted wildly.

  Qin Man held his bow, and from behind his back, he drew an arrow from the quiver, placing it on the bowstring. The arrow followed his gaze as it swept across the bodies of the thieves.

  What a handsome archery!

  The thieves in their hearts all secretly praised him and for a moment actually reined in their horses.

  Gao Fei Hu sneered: "It seems that the Turtle Shell Fort wants to exchange blows with us brothers?"

  Qin Man's face was ashen, he didn't say a word, but aimed his bow and arrow at the flying tiger.

  In fact, neither Xu Ling'er nor Xu Shenji could fight. The only fighting force in Hama Village was Qin Man alone. And he had just fought a fierce battle with 100 cavalrymen, and at this time, his strength was not much left.

  Both sides were at a stalemate, and Gao Fei held the big knife in his hand, unsure whether to take action against Qin Man.

  "With such a big haul, does Hama Village really want to swallow it all by itself? Won't they even give a share to the brothers?" Gaofei Hu gripped his knife handle tightly.

  "What does 'Gao Dang Jia' mean and how should it be divided?"

  At this moment, a lazy voice sounded, and the mountain bandits turned their heads, only to see a thin horse slowly walking out of the valley, with a young man sitting on it, carrying a large axe on his shoulder.

  "Great!" Xu Shenji and the other two exclaimed in unison.

  The mountains and forests whispered to each other, thinking that this was the son of the old master of Hamao Village back then. It's said he's a drunkard and a glutton, but looking at him today, it doesn't seem like it.

  Cheng Dalai walked into the center of the crowd with a large axe on his shoulder, and Gao Feihu carefully observed that in this situation, this man was still calm.

  "Why don't I come up with a plan?" Cheng Dalai's gaze swept around in a circle and said, "If we kill all of you, then there's no need to divide anything."

  Wow!

  A stone causes a thousand ripples, Cheng Dairen's voice caused a huge stir in the crowd.

  "Kid, have you eaten bear's heart and leopard's gall?"

  "Your father wouldn't have dared to say such things to us when he was alive!"

  "You're just a few people, and you dare to talk nonsense."

  "Cut the crap, kill him!"

  The crowd was in an uproar, shouting and making a big commotion.

  "Enough!" Cheng Dairen suddenly shouted loudly, covering everyone's voice, then said: "I'm asking you, is it enough for a thousand people?"

  Gao Fei Hu furrowed his brow: "What's the point of Master Cheng asking this? Whether we have a thousand people or not, what difference does it make?"

  "There's no one thousand, I'm afraid it won't be enough for me to kill." Cheng Dalai said calmly: "I've already killed a thousand, do I still care about killing another thousand?"

  Wow!

  It was as if an autumn breeze had swept through, and the crowd fell silent, with everyone looking at each other in confusion, seeing perplexity in one another's eyes.

  Yes, today at Huaizhuang Village there were only four or five people, how could they have killed a thousand and put them to flight. This matter, up until now everyone still hasn't thought it through.

  Gao Fei Hu's eyes flashed, and he spoke in a low voice: "Master Cheng, please hold back your thunderous anger and wolf-like ferocity for now. Before we ask about today's events, how did you manage to do this?"

  "Hahaha!"

  Cheng Dalai carried an axe on his shoulder, burst out laughing loudly, and the group of thieves felt a chill in their hearts, thinking to themselves what this madman was laughing at.

  Suddenly, Cheng Dairen stopped laughing abruptly and shouted loudly: "I have a divine method, I can summon heavenly thunder!"