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Chapter 174 Horse Bandit
Hearing the sound of horse hooves, the little boy immediately looked frightened. He slipped out from under Li Ming and went back into the house, but the father and son in the house immediately rushed out.

The old man looked very unhappy and said to Li Ming, "Young Master, please come in and sit down. I'm afraid dinner will be a little late."

Li Mingze asked, "Father, what happened? I see everyone seems to be in a panic."

There was a strong man standing next to the old man. The two looked about the same, most likely father and son.

"That damn horse bandit is here again!" the strong man cursed, but was hit hard on the forehead by the old man.

"Have you forgotten how your second brother died?" the old man said, his face showing a hint of resentment and a touch of fear. He sighed and said, "Young Master, you better get out of the way first. They'll be gone soon."

Li Ming heard this and said, "I am a layman, these bandits shouldn't give me any trouble."

"Young master, you'd better hide. These horse bandits kill people without blinking an eye. They are very vicious. I just don't know what they are going to steal this time." The old man pulled Li Ming's sleeve, but when he couldn't pull it, he could only sigh.

Li Ming said, "Since I dare to walk alone, I must have some skills. I don't take a mere horse bandit seriously."

After hearing what Li Ming said, the old man still advised: "Young Master, no matter how high your kung fu is, how can you compare to these fierce bandits? They won't talk to you about the code of conduct. When they rush over and attack you with their swords, do you think your body is made of iron? As the saying goes, two fists can't beat four hands, and there are more than forty hands here. Get out of the way first."

The old man gave earnest advice, but Li Ming just smiled and asked about the origin of this group of horse bandits.

Seeing that Li Ming was as determined as a turtle eating a weight, the old man didn't waste any more words to persuade him, but told him the origins of this group of people.

It turns out that there is a Qingfeng Mountain near Dashi Village. The mountain is high and the road is dangerous. It is vast and located at the junction of several counties. Merchants often come here. But since when, a group of thieves have been entrenched here and often robbed the merchants.

If they wanted to take a detour, they would have to walk for several more days. They were sensible and would not do anything extreme. They did not often kill or rob people, but instead collected a toll. The government tolerated their behavior. After all, sending troops to encircle and suppress them would require going up the mountain, which was quite troublesome. In addition, this group of horse bandits was large in number and strong, so they had been able to live in peace for so many years.

It only made life difficult for the villagers in several surrounding villages. The merchants did not move, but they would come down the mountain to rob people at any time. To them, the villagers here were like leeks that could never be cut and they would be harvested every once in a while.

Those caravans would hire skilled men to escort their goods before they were qualified to talk to them. How could these mountain people have such abilities? They escaped but lost their land and roots, so they gradually got used to it.

After all, the horse bandits won't go too far, and it won't be easy for them to survive if their roots are cut off, so life goes on like this day by day.

Although they were brutal and would kill people at will, they had their limits. As long as you didn't provoke them, they would at most beat you up. The old man's second son wanted to rally the villagers to resist, but was discovered by the horse bandits and was beheaded on the spot. Even their wives and children were not spared, and the whole family was killed.

It was from that day on that the old lady in the family began to chant Buddhist scriptures and eat vegetarian food, hoping that the soul of her second son could ascend to heaven.

After listening to the old man's narration, Li Ming's face turned slightly colder and his temperament immediately changed greatly.

The old man said, "Young Master, you understand, the government can't control these bandits. Alas, we just have to put up with it. As long as we are obedient, even if life is a little hard, we can still get by." At this moment, a bandit riding a tall horse and wearing leather armor came to the old man's door and cursed, "We are here, and you didn't come out to greet us? Are you looking for death? Hurry to the east entrance of the village, our boss has something to tell you!!!"

After saying that, he glanced at Li Ming. Seeing that Li Ming was dressed in white and had an extraordinary demeanor, he felt a little dissatisfied in his heart. He swung a whip towards Li Ming.

Li Ming frowned, reached out and grabbed the horsewhip tightly in his hand.

"Wow, you are so brave, where did this monk come from?" The horse bandit shouted and pulled the whip in his hand. Unexpectedly, Li Ming's hand did not move at all, but instead the horse he was sitting on neighed.

"I am from Guangde Temple in Lingyun County. My Buddhist name is Mingxin. Nice to meet you, donor." Li Ming bowed slightly towards him.

Seeing this, the bandit thought Li Ming was afraid of him, and his attitude became more arrogant: "You are lucky to be beaten by me, so let go and let me vent my anger, otherwise you will be in trouble!"

Li Ming sighed and said, "Buddha said that all beings are equal. I just bowed to the donor, but you were so rude. I am really disappointed."

"Hahahaha!" The bandit laughed as if he had heard a huge joke. He couldn't straighten his back and cursed, "Crazy monk, where do you think this is? Who do you think you are? Am I rude? I'll beat you to death!"

After saying that, he whipped the whip in his hand again, wanting to hit Li Ming hard, but saw Li Ming shook his head, so he whipped it again and shouted.

"Please get off your horse, benefactor, as a courtesy!"

Although he spoke politely, Li Ming's actions were not polite at all. He exerted force with his hands and immediately pulled the man off the horse and he fell to the ground with his face covered in blood.

"Puff" the horse bandit felt pain and spat out another mouthful of blood. Upon closer inspection, there were two front teeth in it.

"You are so arrogant." The horse bandit could not speak clearly at this moment, but was still shouting and cursing arrogantly.

On the contrary, the old man's family did not expect Li Ming to be so stubborn. The old man was so anxious that he was spinning around, muttering: "Young master, why are you, why are you so impulsive? This is over. My second son was hanged for just talking back, and now you beat their people like this, what should I do?"

The old lady also walked out of the room, looked at Li Ming and said, "Young Master, run away quickly. Even if you are a martial arts master, a hero cannot stand against a large number of people. They don't believe in Buddhism."

Li Ming smiled and said, "Don't worry, the two of you. As the saying goes, Buddha is merciful. I believe they are not unreasonable people. Look, this donor listened to my Buddhist teachings and dismounted and saluted willingly. It was just a moment of anxiety that caused him to fall like this. I will explain to their leader later. I'm sure they will understand and won't vent their anger on me. Besides, Buddhism is vast. I am willing to convert them and make them stop doing evil in the future. This is a great achievement! Amitabha."

Hearing Li Ming's words that turned black into white, the old man and his family were speechless for a moment. Then Li Ming swung the long whip in his hand, wrapped it around the horse bandit's neck, and then slowly dragged him forward.

(End of this chapter)