Reborn as a Cube Man in the Late Ming Dynasty

In other villages, a band of bandits is plundering the villages.

"I'll give you two choices. First, if you want to live, kill her now and join us. From today onwards, we're brothers!" Cao Wenshi, the Heavenly Tiger, tossed out a rusty sword and said to the man kneeling on the ground with a forced smile, "Second, slit your own throat."

Those kneeling on the ground were the ones who initially didn't want to join them.

Looking at his elderly mother, who was bound and nodding with tears in her eyes, the man picked up the knife and looked at the bandits around him who were eyeing him menacingly.

The man sadly raised his knife and slit his own throat.

"You coward!" Cao Wenshi spat at the man, then gestured for his men to pick up the knife and hand it to the other kneeling man.

The man hesitated for a moment, then raised his knife and stabbed at the old woman.

"Alright, we're all brothers. Bring on the meat!" Cao Wenshi said with a smile, "Let's wash our new brother up!"

The old woman was quickly dragged away.

"There's not enough to eat at all!" Cao Wenshi said, pouting.

After Wang Er's uprising, he discovered that the government's troops were unable to control the situation, and riots broke out in various places. Cao Wenshi could not hold back any longer and also joined in the rebellion.

Unexpectedly, it actually worked. After just a few villages, he already had four or five hundred men under his command.

If there's not enough food, they rob; if there's not enough people, they rob too!

The villages I recently passed through had very few people and little food.

"I heard that people from the nearby villages were all taken away by the people from Liu Family Village," his confidant replied from the side.

Cao Wenshi instructed, "Send someone to ask if anyone knows how to get to Liu Family Village!"

Soon, his confidant returned and shook his head.

"Forget it, let's just keep going in this direction. We'll see it sooner or later," Cao Wenshi said.

Zhang Yongyuan, holding a rusty knife, slowly followed the group forward.

Ever since he was driven out of Zhangjia Village, he had been wandering around. When he heard about the uprising, he volunteered to join.

I never expected that the first thing I'd do upon entering would be eat...

Now that I've finally joined, at least I can get some food.

When someone came to ask for directions to Liujia Village, Zhang Yongyuan hesitated for a moment but still did not go forward.

Some things we only realize the value of after we lose them.

He also realized that Zhangjia Village had actually done more than enough for Zhang Yongyuan.

If you go from this location to Liujia Village, the first place you'll pass through is Zhangjia Village. Given Cao Wenshi's character, he'll definitely cause chaos in Zhangjia Village.

Forget it, let bygones be bygones.

Zhang Yongyuan remained silent until the confidant left and the column began to move forward, at which point he suddenly realized...

The team was heading in the direction of Zhangjia Village.

No, we can't let them go to Zhangjia Village. We have to take them on a detour!

"I know where Liu Family Village is!"

……

"Are you sure this is the direction?" Cao Wenshi stared intently at Zhang Yongyuan.

They had walked a long way, and it was already dark.

Zhang Yongyuan replied, "That's right, we'll be there soon."

"That'd better be it, otherwise you'll be the one going to end up in the pot!" Cao Wenshi said with a sinister smile.

"arrive."

Cao Wenshi looked ahead.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

A long string of pitiful screams came from the sky, the sound gradually approaching the ground, and finally disappeared completely into the night.

"What is that sound?" Cao Wenshi asked in confusion.

"It sounds like a person screaming, but how could it be coming down from the sky?" The confidant frowned, trying to see what was in the dark sky, but he could only see a black expanse and nothing else.

He looked at Cao Wenshi cautiously: "Brother, this place seems strange in every way. Should we leave? I'm worried..."

"Withdraw? Withdraw what? This is just a mud wall less than ten feet high. Look at what the people on top are holding—wooden swords? Just kids' toys," Cao Wenshi said irritably. "But you're holding an iron sword. Are you afraid you can't cut through that thin piece of wood?"

"Besides, there are even high walls; there must be wealthy families inside. If we break in, will we lack food and women?"

"The defenses inside are probably completely weak, so they're resorting to these underhanded tricks to scare us away. They'll only manage to fool us with these!" Cao Wenshi scoffed, then continued, "Besides, we have over a thousand men. What can they possibly do against us? Even a god couldn't save us!"

"Bring those two-legged sheep up here and let them charge ahead! Anyone who tries to escape, kill them and eat them!" Cao Wenshi said with a sinister smile.

On the city wall, several soldiers on night watch heard the commotion behind them and started chatting curiously.

What was that noise behind us?

"It sounds a bit like Inspector Wu's voice. I remember he was taken to heaven by the Celestial Lord! Judging by the time, he should come down soon, or he'll either starve or die of thirst."

"Serves him right. Who told him to always cause trouble for others? It's true what they say, karma just hasn't come yet! He's gotten off easy by falling into the hands of the Immortal Lord."

"Hey, I heard that the White Immortal Lord knows Meng Po, and can decide whether we'll be reborn as humans or animals!"

"Fortunately, although we haven't done many good deeds, we haven't done any bad deeds either."

"Yes, thank goodness I tripped over a stone," the militiaman said with a grin. "I dug that stone up yesterday and brought it back to my house!"

"Stop talking!" The sergeant heard the commotion and walked over, saying expressionlessly, "Since you know that your current life is hard-won, then keep a good watch and don't make any mistakes, or I'll be the first to not let you off the hook."

"yes!"

The militiamen answered without hesitation.

They immediately shut up and began to look at the pitch-black outside the wall.

"Boss, there seems to be something over there! And there's a sound too."

Suddenly, a militiaman pointed into the distance and said to the centurion with a serious expression.

The sergeant looked over and saw the dark shadows moving constantly outside the torchlight, and the rustling sound grew closer and closer.

In the dim light of the fire, a group of elderly, weak, sick and disabled people walked towards the high wall, sobbing.

Behind them, people could be vaguely seen holding machetes; if anyone dared to stop, they would be slashed hard from behind.

They're bandits!

His expression changed, and he hurriedly shouted.

"Something's wrong! Go ring the bell!!!"

One of the militiamen immediately ran towards the direction of the village's clock tower.

clang~clang~

The once quiet village suddenly came to life. The villagers woke up in fright, dressed, and fled towards the basement.

Meanwhile, the militiamen put on leather boots, took wooden swords, and headed towards the city wall.

Leather is still in short supply. The boots that Bai Li fished out of his backpack have all been distributed, and as for leather suits, there are only four or five sets available so far.

Bai Li, who had just finished a busy day, was about to go to bed when he heard a scream coming from the sky. He guessed that Wu Zhen must have come down.

It's been four or five days, and he's still not dead?

Bai Li left his hut and headed towards the Heavenly Ladder. When he arrived, he saw Wu Zhen lying unconscious in the water, looking like he was about to die.

Yes, as expected, the villagers were also able to get into the water.

I can't believe they actually dared to jump; their will to survive is incredible.

Having survived this series of experiments, Bai Li was originally planning to give him a quick death, since this was the last experiment.

However, after thinking about it, he felt it would be a pity to kill him like that.

Why not wait until Wu Zhen wakes up and tell him that if he accidentally dies, he will be reborn as livestock with his memories intact in his next few lives?

Unless one does good deeds to offset their karmic debts.

This seems like a good idea. They'll believe whatever I say, just like those two constables before.

It's about recycling waste.

I hope he wakes up and doesn't faint again.

At that moment, the bell rang.

Bai Li frowned and said, "Huh? There are still people who dare to come and cause trouble? Can't they see this behemoth?"

He looked up at the sky.

Okay, it's nighttime now, so they really can't see.

Bai Li hurried toward the earthen wall.

He had only gone halfway when he saw Miao Zhiming running towards him.

"Young Master Bai, could you ask the Divine General to refrain from taking action for a while?" Miao Zhiming said softly, "The soldiers of Liu Family Village need to experience real combat. If they continue to rely on the Divine General, they may find it difficult to achieve great things."

That's true. There's only one Tieshan now. When the population grows in the future, it will indeed be difficult to protect it, and the villagers will have to protect themselves.

"Then you should at least call Tieshan to stop!" Bai Li looked at Miao Zhiming speechlessly and pointed to Tieshan not far away.

"The Divine General only listens to Young Master Bai. If I were to stop the Divine General, I'm afraid I would have to use Young Master Bai's name, which I cannot do."

Miao Zhiming smiled wryly and cupped his hands in greeting.

"Tieshan, come here!" Bai Li called out loudly.

"I have a task for you," Bai Li said to Tie Shan. "See those bright things in the sky? Those are stars. Count how many there are, and I'll ask you in a bit."

"By the way, you should be able to count, right?"

Tieshan nodded, still tilting his head to look at the earthen wall.

"Don't worry, I'll go. You just focus on counting the stars for me!" Bai Li assured her.

Tieshan then raised his head, nodding slightly, and began to count.

Get it done.

"Let's go!" Bai Li said.