Chapter 40

  This day was probably the most humiliating day in the history of Qingniu Mountain.

  After this, the stronghold of Qingniu Mountain would always remember the fear and humiliation of being dominated by Lu Hong.

  The horses and carriages continued to move forward, with more and more people following behind, all of whom were the leaders of various mountain strongholds. Including Gao Feihu and Gao Feibao, brothers from the Flying Tiger Mountain stronghold, Xiong Da and Xiong Er from Bald Head Slope... From then on, no one was willing to recall the humiliation they had suffered that day.

  Arrived at Apricot Flower Ridge, a cluster of apricot trees with lush green leaves, Xiao Bai Lang led a group of female bandits standing at the foot of the ridge.

  Lu Hong stopped his horse and said, "Lift your head."

  The little white wolf slowly raised her head, and a face as pale as snow truly dazzled people's eyes. In this sweltering weather, anyone who saw her face felt a sense of coolness.

  "You're just a little white wolf!" Lu Hong sighed: "Indeed, a fine horse with a reputation that precedes it!"

  "General Lu, please come over the mountain!"

  Lu Hong held an iron rod, the rod slightly swept over the small white wolf's forehead hair, slowly falling, and finally stuck on the small white wolf's chest.

  The little white wolf gritted her teeth, suddenly raised her head, and glared at Lu Hong with furious eyes. But Lu Hong stared back at her with an unflinching gaze, waiting for her to get angry, explode, and then strike the famous horse dead with one stick.

  The women behind Xiao Bai Lang were all furious, although they had become bandits, they didn't have the same idea as ordinary women that a slight touch would be a loss of dignity. However, women also have basic dignity. Lu Hong's actions were truly slapping Xiao Bai Lang's dignity into the mud.

  Lu Hongxiao used a steel rod to poke at Xiao Bai Lang's chest, and then burst out laughing.

  The little white wolf bowed its head again: "Please, General Lu, cross the mountain!"

  Lu Hong threw his head back and laughed loudly, laughing without any restraint. However, in the entire troop, there was only him who dared to be so unrestrained. The soldiers behind him, however, maintained the same silence.

  This is the real elite, with eyes focused and a mind undistracted.

  Lu Hong's actions enraged not only the Apricot Flower Ridge, but also the various mountain strongholds of Qingniu Mountain. However, everyone understood that the mountain bandits and Lu Hong's soldiers were fundamentally a motley crew.

  Rushing Tiger Fort is the largest fort on Green Cow Mountain, with a population of several hundred people, which is not bad. However, there are men and women, old and young in the fort, and only about 100 to 200 people can actually fight.

  Even if they could launch a fierce attack and fight to the death, it was the Blackstone City behind Lu Hong that truly inspired terror.

  As for letting all the copycats join hands to resist the enemy, it's almost unthinkable, people's hearts... aren't that easy to align.

  So, just endure the humiliation, everyone's thoughts in their hearts are the same, get through today, wipe your face, and pretend that nothing ever happened.

  "Just a mountain bandit." Lu sneered and spat out four words, then shouted loudly: "Raise your guns!"

  The two troops of cavalry in front and behind suddenly grasped the guns in their hands, tied something to the muzzle, and raised them high.

  Someone saw clearly what was tied to the gun and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise. What was hanging from the gun was a human head.

  Heads held high, swaying back and forth in the air as the procession moves forward, these are the thirty or so people of Zhujiashan. There are elderly people with white hair, women with black silk hanging down, and young children whose hair has not yet grown fully...

  The Zhu family village was annihilated overnight, with all heads severed. Everyone wondered where the heads had gone. But it turned out that they reappeared today, hung high in mid-air.

  There were no lack of daredevils among the mountain bandits, and those with blood on their hands were not few either. However, upon seeing this scene today, some of the mountain bandits had already begun to feel a sense of dread.

  How humiliating!

  Bandits are as worthless as dogs, and it's not an empty phrase. Huang San yuan once said that the imperial subjects were divided into four classes: first-class royalty, second-class nobility, third-class commoners, and fourth-class slaves, while bandits... can only be relegated to the lowest class.

  In the eyes of the nobles, bandits are not even considered human, they are on the same level as wild beasts in the mountains and dogs in the alleys. If such non-humans are killed, it's just a matter of killing them, and there's even a sense of pleasure in cleaning up the trash. In fact, even the humble and hardworking commoners only fear bandits, without any respect for them.

  Mountain bandits are not considered as one of us.

  The team moved forward, marching to the foot of Gadao Ridge. The location of Gadao Village is considered the entrance to Qingniu Mountain. From Luoye City to Qingniu Mountain, this is the first stop. From Heishi City to Luoye City, this is the last stop.

  The situation in Háozhāi Village is different from other mountain villages. The village gate is tightly closed, and in front of the gate is a vast empty slope, but there isn't a single person below the slope.

  The team stopped here, Lu Hong raised his head and slightly frowned.

  "Is this really the Toad Village? Why hasn't anyone come out?"

  Almost everyone raised their heads and gazed at the closed gate of the village, a hundred-man team suddenly rose with a fierce and murderous aura.

  Gao Fei's heart skipped a beat as he didn't want to see what had finally happened. Cheng Da Lei probably hadn't seen Lu Hong's usual behavior today, or else he wouldn't have done this.

  Angry, everyone is angry, humiliated, everyone is humiliated. But who isn't harboring anger and humiliation, bowing their heads in front of others. Everyone can lower their head, why can't you?

  Shut the gate, shut the door and don't come out. This is your way of expressing anger, but what's the point of doing so?

  Lu Hong spurred his horse's head towards the direction of Hamao Village, raising his hand and spreading out his five fingers.

  "In a short while, the gate of the village will be closed and I will break in, kill people and destroy the village!"

  As Lu Hong's voice fell, all eyes followed his palm, the knife was drawn from its sheath, and the gun was gripped tightly. With just one order from Lu Hong, hundreds of people would instantly turn into killing machines.

  Gao Fei's heart skipped a beat as he exchanged a glance with Yu Qiu Ran, wondering if they would really see blood today.

  Ouch ouch......

  As the sound of wood rubbing against each other echoed, the heavy gate creaked open slowly. With the opening of the gate, a man and his horse appeared in everyone's line of sight.

  He rode on a thin horse, with a large axe on his shoulder, looking like he hadn't woken up yet, and his complexion wasn't very good.

  Gao Fei let out a sigh of relief as the situation finally reached its climax, and Cheng Da Lei ultimately yielded. This was for the best; they didn't want things to get out of hand, so they let Lu Hong pass by, pretending that nothing had happened today.

  Lu Hong's raised palm fell, nodding his head, seemingly expressing satisfaction with Cheng Dali.

  "I don't want to see you with a weapon." Lu Hong said.

  Cheng Dairen met Lu Hong for the first time today. He was not very old, still vigorous and energetic, with a dark complexion, not tall in stature but with a large build. This was not an era that pursued beautiful muscles, as Lu Hong's physique represented strength and robustness.

  Name: Lu Hong (a somewhat famous excellent military general)

  Age: 29

  Skills: Three Stick Methods

  Hidden properties: None

  Cheng Dali carefully sized up Lu Hong once, then let out a sneeze. His wind chill hadn't fully recovered yet, and the color on his face was also due to this. Then he spat out two words, but his voice wasn't too loud either.

  "Robbery."