Traveling through the late Ming Dynasty to promote Chinese civilization

Chapter 3 The Arrival of Master Tang

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Ever since those lackeys ran back to Master Tang in a sorry state, they'd been exaggerating the events in Li Family Village. Master Tang was furious. This was outrageous! Did Li Family Village intend to rebel? They were asking for trouble!

This time, Master Tang led a dozen or so people toward Li Family Village.

Just as Liu Ye was about to find something to eat, he heard someone shout again, "You bunch of bastards, your grandpa's here, come out if you dare!"

The villagers looked ashen-faced and were visibly more nervous, not daring to utter a sound as they turned to look at Liu Ye and his companion.

Liu Ye saw a dozen or so well-dressed people coming from the crowd. The one in the lead was wearing a fine silk robe and was fat, which was in stark contrast to the villagers.

Old Master Tang squinted, observing Liu Ye. His clothes were strange, his hair was odd, and he carried something on his hand that glittered in the sunlight—it must be a valuable item. Beside him stood another man with similar short hair and strange clothing, much taller than the villagers.

Liu Ye was also sizing up the fat man. Judging from the villagers' tense expressions, the fat man opposite him should be Master Tang, the culprit of Lijia Village.

Liu Ye's mind went into a deep thought, considering how to handle the situation ahead.

However, Master Tang did not give Liu Ye and his companion time to think. He pointed his finger and shouted, "Guards! These two people do not behave like people of our Great Ming Dynasty. They are very suspicious. Could they be pirates from the surrounding area? Seize them quickly and take them to see the officials."

The villagers didn't recognize these two men. If they were taken to the authorities by Master Tang, given their despicable and treacherous nature, they would surely be doomed.

Liu Ye could tell from the villagers' sympathetic expressions that he should just turn to Liang Xiaoming, wink, and convey his message: "Why don't we just kill them all?" Liang Xiaoming winked back, as if to say, "Okay, buddy, watch me." He smiled at Liu Ye, then looked ahead with a determined gaze, reached into his backpack, and quietly pulled out his ultimate weapon.

With a thud, a bloody hole, large enough to be seen through a fleshy ball, appeared on Mr. Tang's forehead, and he fell backward.

The villagers were in a panic. Master Tang had controlled them for a long time. He was rich and powerful and could be said to have connections in both the legal and illegal worlds in the countryside of Lingao. They didn't know what was going on, but Master Tang suddenly collapsed. They never thought that someone would kill Master Tang in front of them.

Taking advantage of the chaos, Liu Ye stepped forward and knocked down several henchmen. Looking at the villagers, he shouted, "Fellow villagers, hurry up and catch them! Do you want to be arrested by the authorities?"

Upon hearing this, the villagers snapped out of their shock. Several young men rushed out of the crowd and began punching and kicking the two men lying on the ground, while a large group of people chased after the fleeing men, shouting, "We can't let them get away, or the authorities won't let us off the hook!"

Liu Ye, who was standing next to him, felt that his plan had succeeded and quickly added fuel to the fire, saying, "That's right, otherwise the government would arrest and punish the whole village."