417: Chapter 329 417: Chapter 329 General travelers of the Martial World who came to this place were also out of luck, as no one came to provoke them.
“You dare, try and witness grandpa’s fierceness!”
The Lai brothers knew these men were not kind, so calling in the government officials to take charge would be quite troublesome.
While one of them argued with their opponents, he began to use his spells; another was holding a communicator, explaining the situation here to the young master.
“Attack them, don’t let them call for reinforcements!”
The Advisor yelled loudly, and the Government Officials started to move into action!
The fat lord walked to one side and surprisingly protected him.
This fat lord was originally a wealthy man who had bought his official title with money; he did not act in the interest of the people but instead plundered the wealth of the common folk!
Having bought his official post, thinking about the great amount of money spent on becoming an official, he naturally wanted to recoup his investment!
He maintained so many people solely for them to serve his needs and assist with his misdeeds!
The local populace could only hide and remain silent in their anger, and most were ordinary people without the means to confront these armed individuals.
Apart from seeking food and warmth, the villagers also had to fear being harmed; life was unbearably hard, and those without the ability to defend themselves had fled to other places to survive.
This place seemed to be a market area, appearing to be bustling and full of people coming and going, but in reality, these were not ordinary individuals; they were all people who practiced martial arts.
The two young men from the Lai Family fought against the Government Officials, using their Magical Treasures to cast spells and releasing rings of light.
The Government Officials who practiced Cultivation also fought back with their own Magical Treasures.
Different abilities brought forth different powers, and the mana they released, of course, could not harm the two young Lai brothers.
Other individuals who practiced Ancient Martial Arts used their weapons, throwing out powdered poisons.
The two young men from the Lai Family created protective light barriers around themselves.
The weapons and powders thrown by these people couldn’t come close to the two young men.
Back at the Stockade, they had already learned that these people used highly toxic substances, which could affect even those who practiced Cultivation.
Earlier, when they came out, they had taken antidotes from the bandits, also keeping some in reserve for themselves.
This was to be prepared in case they encountered such a situation again when the antidote would be promptly useful!
When the fight broke out, they knew that these men would surely collude with the bandits, so they secretly took the antidote.
Now, even the powdered poison in the air, upon inhalation, could not harm them.
“Hmph, dare to ambush grandpa, all of you will die!”
One of the Lai brothers, infuriated, said harshly,
His sword emitted a fierce blade aura, cutting the Government Officials, who rushed over to attack again, leaving them covered in wounds.
The injuries were superficial cuts and not serious, but even so, it was a tough lesson for those who previously lived in comfort and respect.
“Ah, it hurts, it hurts!”
They bled from wounds all over their bodies, in pain with bleeding hands and feet, their clothes shredded into pieces.
At this moment, where was their previous prestige?
Their clothes now resembled those of beggars.
Did the two young men from the Lai Family let them go just because they cried out in pain?
Impossible, they continued their assault, letting them experience the taste of being flayed.
The Government Officials, usually so imposing, were bullied into such a state today; they felt an indescribable bitterness in their hearts!
The County Magistrate and Advisor, witnessing this, panicked and scrambled to find a place to hide while commanding the Government Officials to shield them.
The people protecting the Advisor and the fat lord hadn’t engaged in the attack; instead, they were the few among the many Government Officials who were unharmed.
As the fat lord and the Advisor retreated, they too retreated in panic!
Who isn’t afraid of death?
Seeing their companions bleeding from injuries all over, they felt pained just watching—a cruelty they had only employed when dealing with criminals!
The two young men in front of them were indeed not to be judged by their appearances, both ruthless and merciless.
“Run, why aren’t you running now?”
The two young members of the Lai Family glared at the County Magistrate and the Advisor, but the others were merely accomplices—it was the evildoers themselves who were truly the worst!
They looked at these two as one would look at a pile of cow dung!
With such men here, it’s no wonder the bandits are so brazen and everyone is afraid!
“Spare me, spare me, noble sirs, spare my life!”
The County Magistrate was so scared he was almost wetting himself, his plump body unable to stand steadily, quivering as he sat on the ground, too shaky to even kneel, merely knocking his head on the floor repeatedly!
Seeing the big boss in such a state, the Advisor’s arrogance fell away too.
These men before him were not even afraid of drugs, and though their own most powerful tool was drugs, force was only useful against ordinary people.
Facing such formidable adversaries, he felt that today was truly an unlucky day!
“To think that someone like you could become an official—you must have paid quite a bit of money to buy your office, right?”
The young man from the Lai Family taunted the County Magistrate with ironic words.
“Yes, yes, not much, not much.
Noble sirs, spare my life!”
The County Magistrate wiped away his sweat.
Faced with such formidable people, he truly feared the young men might kill him.
He didn’t want to die.
He had lived freely and at ease, and over the years had acquired so much money he hadn’t yet fully enjoyed.
With so many women by his side, he felt he hadn’t lived enough.
“Do you know why your grandfather came here today?”
The pressure from the young man was palpable as he stepped closer and closer to the County Magistrate, whose terror was such that he felt he might wet himself on the spot!
“Noble sir, please say the word.
If it’s money you want, we shall offer it up.
Please just don’t kill us.”
At this point, he could no longer care about anything else.
Money was an external possession; he would give it up first, then later extort it from others.
As long as he had his life, everything else could be managed!
The injured government officials were too busy caring for themselves to look after the big boss.
They took pills to heal their wounds, which gradually stopped bleeding.
Although not fully healed, the pain had subsided somewhat!
“Haha, Lai Brothers, how can we not accept money when they are offering?
All of it must be the wealth of the common people, right?”
The two brothers of the Lai Family had communicated with Lai Jianlin just before the fight, informing him of the situation here!
Lai Jianlin and Luo Yaxuan left a few subordinates at the stockade to watch over the bandits to prevent their escape and to ensure they didn’t harm the captives from before!
Together with the two young masters came the people they had rescued, including Ding Ling and Mo Wen.
With more than ten people in total, they arrived at the high altitude above the County Government Office.
It was quite something to hear this official-dressed man speak in such a manner.
The people from the big families and the cultivation sects did not lack for money and looked down on the County Magistrate’s words with disdain!
Mo Wen had always been short on money, so hearing the County Magistrate’s offer to give money, his eyes lit up with the thought of it!
The officials are so corrupt—no wonder the bandits are so rampant—it must be because they have received many benefits from the bandits and brought disaster upon the common people!
“Of course, they must return the money to the people—don’t think they can just appropriate the wealth they’ve extorted!”
The words of the young Lai Family member turned the County Magistrate’s face ashen, thinking that it was all over for him, that his years of acquiring wealth had been for naught if he now had to hand it all over.
Though he had lived lavishly and had earned a lot of money, giving it all up now would leave them with nothing!
But when it came down to choosing between money and life, he’d rather have no money and yet live—though living without money was a torment in itself!
In a short amount of time, the County Magistrate thought of many things.
Surely these people were not weak, being able to fly in high skies—they were extraordinary beings.
Who would dare summon such people?
He even started to resent the bandits a little.
“Have you come here for some matter?”
After all, an Advisor is still an Advisor.
In a situation where the enemy was strong and he was weak, his mind quickly turned to a new plan, redirecting everyone’s attention!
“It’s quite clear you are a shrewd Advisor, quick-witted indeed.
But we did not come here to fight you.
It was you who were senseless enough to provoke trouble.
We have captured many of the bandits and killed many as well.”
“Hehe, such valiant heroes!
Every time we tried to suppress the bandits, they managed to escape.
I didn’t expect they would meet their fate today!” said the Advisor, his words clearly insincere!
Seeing the Advisor speak so duplicitously, saying one thing to one person and the complete opposite to another, the Lai Family brothers thought such a man was truly the epitome of a villain, just like those described in plays!
“We rescued some people from inside, and we were hoping to hand them over to you for holding and to comfort those who had been released.
But we did not expect you to be so unreliable!”