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Chapter 178 Sanwa Village

"It seems to be more difficult than I thought."

Li Ming stood outside the village, looking at the bright lights in the village and the patrolling minions, and couldn't help but frown.

However, he had already caught up with another group of horse bandits that had gone to the neighboring village. After wiping them out, he had already obtained other related information.

Sanwa Village.

The leader of the stronghold, Niu Batian, is from an unknown background, but he is an extremely skilled martial artist. He once practiced after drinking, and ordered a dozen of his younger brothers to besiege him, but he was not harmed by swords and axes. He is good at using a stick and calls himself the Bull Demon Stick. He has reached the third level of acquired cultivation, and with his natural supernatural powers, he is invincible in the Three Mountains.

The second in command, Wang Yeping, seldom takes action, but it is said that he is an excellent swordsman, at least one level higher than the third in command, Sun Qian. Moreover, he is quite intelligent and is in charge of most of the affairs of the village.

To be honest, the reason why Sanwa Village is so prosperous today is that the second in command plays a much more important role than the head of the village.

As for the other combat units, there were about 134 of them, and Li Ming captured and killed two of them, so there should be only about 100 people left. The rest were the elderly, the weak, women, and children, so there was no need to worry.

As for what you mean, there are no masters among these minions?
That is almost impossible. Why are the three village chiefs able to be in charge? Do you think it is because of their personal charm?

Of course, he has superb martial arts skills and can beat dozens or even hundreds of people at once. If he is not the boss, who will be the boss? Even if we take a step back, we can still say.

They taught martial arts to these minions, but they were naturally the most basic skills. It was impossible to teach them advanced skills.

Take the third in command, Sun Qian, as an example. He is better off because his master's sect was destroyed by himself, so he has no ties and does not pass on these unique martial arts. He just likes to keep some skills in reserve.

But the first and second in command are not like that. The reason they are so secretive about their origins is that strictly speaking, they have betrayed their master. It’s okay for them to use it secretly. As long as you don’t use it to do evil in the martial arts world in the future and cause enemies to come back for settlement, then the people in the master’s sect can turn a blind eye and pretend nothing happened.

But if you don't take these martial arts seriously and pass them on to others, then the nature of the matter will change completely. In this world, martial arts secrets can be considered the foundation of a sect.

You are a traitor and you are doing nonsense outside, so you will not be forgiven easily. Even if you run to the ends of the earth, I will take back your martial arts, kill you, or even give you a worse end.

Moreover, it would be fine if you knew it yourself, as you would know when to use it. But if you pass it on to these younger brothers, they will behave differently outside. Sometimes they will sneak down the mountain to the city to have a drink and gamble. They are all bandits, so how can they have good tempers?

It's easiest to get into trouble. If you happen to meet someone with a bad temper and start a fight over something, and someone with good eyesight recognizes you on the street, then your whereabouts will be exposed, and you won't end up in trouble.

Therefore, these minions also received some physical training in the village, as well as the most basic training in the use of boxing, weapons, and bows and crossbows, but if you talk about advanced martial arts or internal power techniques, they definitely did not have that.

It can only serve as odd jobs. If Li Ming were to do it, it would be a piece of cake.

Over the years, with the second-in-command in charge of the overall situation and the first-in-command providing military deterrence, they have become "invincible" in the surrounding area.

Today, the name of Sanwa Village in Qingfeng Mountain is known to everyone in the surrounding areas... Even the merchants who come and go have to smooth things over in advance in order to travel this route safely.

Of course, as long as you give the money obediently, they won't make things difficult for you.

Of course, there were cases of rape and murder, but they were acceptable to both the government and the people. For the people, even if it was a neighbor from the same village, as long as the murder wasn't against my family or close relatives, although I was dissatisfied, I was more afraid and terrified, which actually helped them control the local people.

After all, if the common people tremble in fear when they hear their names, it will be much easier for them to do anything.

As for the merchants who come and go, if they have no ability, no money, no vision, and no background, it would not be a pity if a few of them died, and no one would stand up to speak up for them.

As for the fact that they were secretly recruited by Jiuliancheng, that was not something that a few minions or team leaders could know. Sun Qian knew it very well, but he didn't have the chance to say it out loud.

As for being recruited by these righteous forces, it can be considered as some kind of tacit understanding among everyone.

There are always some things that are inconvenient for one's own people to do. Moreover, taking the forces of the Thirteen Green Forest Paths into one's own possession can be regarded as enhancing one's own influence. At the same time, with their control, these bandits, horse bandits, and robbers will be more restrained in their actions. After all, if their reputation is too bad, they will definitely be abandoned without hesitation.

This is called a win-win situation.

This is called "underground order".

Although it is illegal, it is reasonable in a sense.

There is no village around this group of horse bandits where people can't make a living. In a word, although life is hard, they can survive.

In this era, the endurance of these most ordinary people is far beyond many people's imagination. In fact, there are very few people like the Jiang family who rise up in resistance.

After all, if you really had this kind of rebellious spirit, you would have become the chicken killed to scare the monkeys.

So Li Ming knew very well in his mind that even if he killed everyone in Qingfeng Mountain today, he could only gain peace for a period of time. As for how many months or years the peace could last, it all depended on luck.

If another group of capable bandits comes and occupies this place, it will return to the starting point, or even be in a worse situation than it is now.

As for how long it will take for a young hero from some unknown sect to travel around the world and perform such a good deed, it is unknown.

Of course, this is the original situation. Since Li Ming has already taken action, he will definitely see it through to the end. Even if he cannot send the Buddha to the west, he will at least have a clear conscience. He has already made plans in his mind, and clearing the stronghold is only the first step.

I just didn't expect that a random copycat would have such strength. It's really a tough nut to crack, and ordinary people may not be able to defeat it.

"Fortunately, I don't want to be with you either."

Li Ming thought so, took another look at the sky, smiled slightly, made up his mind, then turned around and looked at the horse bandit who was unable to move after he pressed the acupoints, revealing a very strange expression.

In other words, the minion was hit in the mute point and couldn't make any sound, otherwise he would have been crying for his parents by now.

(End of this chapter)