Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 360: Human heads as betrothal gifts, matchmaker's red string
"Li Xiangshan!"

When everyone saw this head, they were first frightened, then surprised, and finally delighted!
Li Xiangshan was a bandit from the Waifang Mountains in Ruzhou and Luoyang.

This guy is considered to be the strongest among the bandits, committing all kinds of evil including rape and looting.

Ruzhou's merchant caravans have been exploited by them over the years. Not only do they have to pay a lot of tribute every year, but these guys also occasionally rob people on the road.

Both the common people and the businessmen hated it.

Now that his head has been chopped off, it is really a great pleasure.

"There's a letter in there."

Gao Yuting was not afraid of the dead head. She took a closer look and saw a letter stained with blood. She took it out, opened it and took a closer look. Immediately, a look of joy appeared on her face.

Then he recited to everyone in public: "Tonight we will destroy Yangshan Stronghold and kill all 648 people, including Li Xiangshan."

The content of the letter was murderous, but everyone was delighted and applauded when they heard it.

"Okay, okay, this is great. Next time I go to Luoyang, I won't have to worry about being bullied by that evil villain Li Xiangshan."

Some people cried with joy and cheered continuously. It was obvious that they had been bullied by Li Xiangshan many times over the years.

Some people knelt on the ground, crying and shouting: "Uncle, if you are still alive, please open your eyes and see that Li Xiangshan's retribution has come. He really did not die a good death!!"

"He died well, he died well, it was a good thing for him, for all the things this bastard did, he should be cut into pieces a thousand times."

Father Gao walked forward and took a look at the head in the box, and couldn't help but gasp.

He is a prominent family in Wancheng and also the largest grain merchant in Wancheng. He often deals with Li Xiangshan.

He had been to the Yangshan Stronghold once. The terrain there was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Li Xiangshan himself was very cunning. Whether it was Wancheng or Luoyang, the government had been unable to capture them despite several encirclement and suppression operations.

Now that they have been slaughtered and razed to the ground, this means that this trade route will surely become prosperous in the future. Without a layer of exploitation, the prices of goods can also be reduced.

Gao's father himself was a shrewd businessman. After some calculations, he roughly estimated that this trade route alone could save their family at least 30,000 taels of silver every year.

This was because his main business was a grain merchant, and Li Xiangshan and his men could not consume so much grain each time they robbed, so they mostly just took it as a tribute.

As for other businesses, the money saved each year is incalculable.

While everyone was talking, Shen Xuanjun's expression became more and more ugly.

Others may not know, but Shen Xuanjun knows clearly that Uncle Li is the bandit trained by their Shen family. Although he is called a bandit, he is actually a private army and a cash cow for their Shen family.

Now that they were being wiped out, although the Shen family had not yet been seriously injured, for some reason, Shen Xuanjun began to feel a strong sense of uneasiness in his heart.

"Da da da da..."

Just when everyone was surprised that the bully Li Xiangshan had finally been eliminated, the sound of galloping horses was heard again in the distance.

Everyone looked up and saw another warrior in armor coming quickly.

This person jumped off the horse without waiting for it to stop, also holding a brocade box in his hand.

He looked around and stepped forward quickly: "My general sent me here to give Miss Gao Lan a gift. Please accept this gift in person."

The same words, the same steps, everyone looked at the brocade box in the soldier's hand, and seemed to have the answer in their hearts.

"I'm afraid this is another human head."

"Whose is it?"

"I don't know, just watch."

While everyone was whispering to each other, the box had been opened, and as everyone had expected, it was actually a human head.

Everyone tiptoed to look inside, but after looking for a long time they couldn't tell who it was.

Gao Yuting was also bold enough to push aside the hair on the head's face and take out the letter from underneath. She opened the envelope and took a closer look, then compared it with the head in front of her, and suddenly she realized what was going on.

"So it's him, Feitian Bailu, Shen Weifeng!"

When Gao Yuting revealed this person's identity, everyone was relieved and the discussion became even louder than before.

"Well done, well done. This damned flower thief should have died long ago."

The crowd kept shouting and cursing. If it weren't for the armored warriors standing on both sides, they would have rushed up and grabbed the heads and kicked them like balls.

When Gao Lan heard this name, she felt a lingering fear.

This man was a famous flower thief in those days. Young girls were kidnapped every night and thrown into beggars' dens naked the next morning.

It would be fine if you meet a kind-hearted beggar, but if you meet those despicable people, you will fall into the devil's den.

Not only will they be humiliated again, but their families will also have to pay a ransom before they can be bought back into the beggar's room.

This man passed by Wancheng when he was crazy. He committed more than 20 crimes in one month, causing panic among the people of the entire Wancheng.

After being hunted down by someone, he became much more low-key, but one or two cases would still occur from time to time over the years.

This person had also sneaked into Gao's house at the beginning, but it happened that Yuting had returned from her studies that night, and Gao Yuting discovered him in time and scared him away.

Now that this man has finally been brought to justice, it is truly a relief to all.

But Shen Xuanjun's face turned even paler.

His hands were clenched into fists and his eyes were fixed on the head in the box.

Others didn't know that this man was being hunted down and was hiding in the Shen family. He then started buying and selling women for the Shen family.

In addition, there is another identity, and this person is Shen Xuanjun's master. Shen Xuanjun was able to survive the catastrophe in Wancheng thanks to the advance instructions from this master, and the light skills taught by him, which enabled him to escape unscathed.

Following closely, war horses came one after another, and human heads were brought in front of the crowd.

"The leader of the Dahongzhai bandit, Lu Su'an, and his 674 men shall all be killed!"

"The bandits from Xianshan, Tang Jingren, and their 723 men, all killed!"

"The Gaoping Road robbers, Qiao Yaohui, and his 588 men, all killed!"

……

In the morning, eight heads were neatly placed on the ground. Each of them was a notorious villain, a wolf that oppressed the people.

The streets were now filled with firecrackers, gongs and drums, and people were running around like crazy, shouting to everyone they met: "The evil thief has been executed, and the world is at peace."

Shen Xuanjun's face was getting paler and paler. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that something was wrong with this guy. He was standing on the cool threshold, but his forehead was covered with sweat.

By the time the last horse galloped over and delivered a head, there was no blood left on Shen Xuanjun's face, his eyes were dull and he could not see anything clearly.

All I could hear was Gao Yuting's chanting.

"The Jade Sheep Golden Immortal Sect, the Golden Immortal Grandmaster, Cao Tianbao, and his 677 men, all of them will be killed..."

"puff!!!"

As Gao Yuting finished her words, Shen Xuanjun could no longer suppress the rage in his chest. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his body swayed, and he rolled down the stairs.

Compared to the physical pain, Shen Xuanjun had only one sentence in his mind.

"It's over, it's all over!!"

The foundation of the Shen family, the planning and accumulation of the Shen family over the past ten years, and the capital for his future success in the world, were all uprooted in one day. "The Shen family... is over!!"

Everyone was in a panic at this moment, and many people just thought that Shen Xuanjun was frightened by the bloody scene.

But those who knew the inside story all hid in the dark and sneered.

Among the nine heads, at least half of them were forces supported by the Shen family.

In total, he has at least five thousand people under his command.

Don't underestimate the number of 4500 people. The number of people Lu Cheng led in the raid this time was only .

If you say that Lu Cheng's men are elite, then aren't these bandits also elite? Which of them is not skilled in killing? Which of them is not physically strong?
The reason they were annihilated was, on the one hand, that they were all scattered and unable to gather together.

On the other hand, now is not the time to start a rebellion and cause chaos in the world, and these bandits are not yet ready for war.

Otherwise, once the world is in chaos, with the financial and material resources of the Shen family, they can arm an army of 5,000 people. After a little training, even if their strength cannot match that of Lu Cheng's army, it will still be a strong army.

Now the strong army has become a dead skeleton, and the Shen family's more than ten years of preparation have come to nothing. Who can accept such a blow?

"What a great gift, sister. This is a great gift."

Gao Yuting excitedly pulled her sister Gao Lan's arm and shook it.

This gift is neither gold nor silver, but it is heavy enough to be worthy of being erected on a monument or passed down through generations.

Whenever anyone mentioned this matter in the future, the first thing they thought of was that this gift was for Gao Lan.

Such great merits are enough to attract people all over the world to talk about and praise them.

It is said that women are the source of disaster and cholera. Looking through history, whenever a dynasty rises or falls or the world is in chaos, no matter the reason, a hat will be put on women's heads first.

For example, there were stories about lighting beacons to trick the princes, Daji harming loyal and good people, etc.

Is it fair?
Of course it is unfair, but what happened today can be regarded as a honor for women all over the world.

In comparison, no gold, silver, or copper can compare to this glory.

Even the Gao family has benefited greatly at this moment. People in the world will all look up to the Gao family when they mention them in the future.

Even if the Gao family's caravan travels to other places in the future, the mere mention of the four words "Wancheng Gao Family" will be enough to make those bandits in the underworld think twice.

At this moment, Gao's father's breathing became rapid, his face flushed with excitement, and he looked at his two girls cautiously. Suddenly, he felt that his son didn't seem to be attractive anymore.

"Brother Lu's methods are really...high!"

Xiao Ran was standing behind the crowd. Seeing this scene, he praised Lu Cheng's move in his heart as indeed a brilliant one.

It is better than thousands of gold and silver treasures. Although it is a little bloody, everyone present shouted in joy.

But he always felt that this move looked familiar? ?

Think about it carefully.

"Hey, isn't this the scene from The Condor Heroes where Yang Guo celebrated Guo Xiang's birthday? No wonder he wasn't in a hurry at all. It turns out he had already made plans long ago."

At this point, the difference between Xiao Ran and Lu Cheng was immediately apparent.

Xiao Ran's nature is that of a gangster. He learned the underworld language from his grandfather since he was a child and listened to stories about the underworld. When he grew up, his nature was filled with the selfish and thieving nature of a gangster.

Lu Cheng came from the theatre industry, which was also a low-class profession.

But he learned the role of Hongdan since he was young, played the role of Guan Gong, and sang about the righteousness of his family, country and the world.

Although he is in the underworld, he is not a man of the underworld. On the contrary, his temperament and methods are all firmly based on the perspective of justice.

Even when marrying a wife, one must do so in an upright and fair manner and marry her perfectly.

It cannot be said which one is higher or lower, they just have different angles and different ways of doing things.

At this time, someone in the crowd shouted, "Here we come!!"

Everyone looked up and saw a team on war horses approaching step by step in the distance.

Everyone from far away could smell the strong smell of blood.

But no one was afraid of this. Some even looked at the figure wearing golden armor on the leading warhorse with only admiration in their eyes.

In the sunlight, Lu Cheng's face looked a little haggard, and the murderous aura on his body had not yet dissipated.

But when he rode his horse step by step to the threshold of Gao's house, the sunlight around him began to soften.

At this moment, Xiao Ran suddenly raised his head as if he sensed something.

As far as my eyes could see, the white clouds above my head were swaying and gathering together, as if there were four or five old men sighing and looking down.

Although he couldn't see clearly enough, Xiao Ran was sure that the friends behind Lu Cheng might be watching from above at this moment.

Lu Cheng looked at Gao Lan who was standing at the door. His already red face became even redder, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At the same time, although Gao Lan could not see things, he could clearly see Lu Cheng sitting on the horse.

When he saw Lu Cheng's face, it was the red-faced guy who often ran into his yard, now sitting on the horse, acting shyly like a grown-up girl.

Gao Lan's face turned red at first, and then she couldn't help but burst into laughter like a silver bell.

Lu Cheng could still hold it back at first, but as Gao Lan laughed, he finally couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The relationship between the two seemed to have been predestined in their previous lives, with the matchmaker having already tied the red string together a long time ago.

The big chestnut horse that Lu Cheng was riding swayed forward, bringing the two closer and closer.

He stretched out his hand: "Come on, I'll take you for a ride."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, but Gao Lan seemed to have regained his sight. He reached out and grasped Lu Cheng's hand. Then, as Lu Cheng gently lifted him up, he sat sideways in Lu Cheng's arms.

"Hey, hey..." Father Gao glared at me when he saw this and wanted to say something. After all, I'm a grown-up girl, you can't just take me away like that.

Lu Cheng didn't care about him. He glanced and saw Xiao Ran in the crowd.

"Brother, I'll leave the marriage proposal to you."

Everyone looked up when they heard this, and when they saw Xiao Ran standing behind them, Gao's father's expression suddenly became even weirder.

"drive!"

Lu Cheng kicked the stirrup lightly, and the chestnut horse he was sitting on swayed and carried Lu Cheng forward.

Seeing this, Xiao Ran could only grin, and quickly walked to Gao's father's side, stretched out his hand and enthusiastically took Gao's father's arm, then pulled him towards the door.

I could only hear the two of them muttering as they walked:

"Father-in-law, I asked for marriage on behalf of my elder brother that day, and you agreed..."

"No?? When you proposed marriage that day, wasn't it you and Yuting?"

"No, Yuting and I will take it slow... or... we can do it today..."

(End of this chapter)