My older brother said I'm invincible.

Chapter 44 Henan Hubaoyi

"Yes! Yes! His name is Li Xuanba!"

"how do you know?"

The man was taken aback, and the people standing in front of him were also dumbfounded. They exchanged glances, "It can't be such a coincidence, right? Same name, same surname, and they're both kids... Could it be..."

The leader among them grabbed the man's hand and said, "Tell us in detail about this group of local militia!"

The man then recounted everything about meeting the local militia, their purpose, and the provision of food.

After saying that, he asked curiously, "Do you also know this young master?"

"It's him! It must be him!"

The group of people in front of him didn't answer the man, but became extremely excited. One of them took a deep breath and looked at the man, "Please take me there, and tell him I'm willing to be your guide!"

"what??"

The men were all stunned.

"But isn't your village located in Wild Buffalo Mountain?"

"Haha, it's alright, just take me there!"

Seeing the other party's resolute attitude, the man didn't ask any further questions. He simply said seriously, "I can take you there, but you must promise me that you won't harm that young master. He is a kind and noble person. Otherwise, forget about any deal, we can't even be friends anymore!"

"You can rest assured! There is absolutely no intention to harm me!"

Seeing the other person's assurance, the man felt relieved and led him out.

The two walked quickly toward the large mansion in the center of the village. There were many villagers around the mansion, and they all seemed a little surprised to see the man bringing this person over.

Li Xuanba was in the courtyard at that moment, preparing to set off.

"My lord! I've brought the guide!"

The man said something and pushed the leader aside.

Upon seeing this, the leader's face immediately became excited, but seeing the fully armed warriors around him, he slowly calmed down and bowed deeply to Li Xuanba, saying, "Greetings, sir!"

Li Xuanba felt that the person in front of him looked very familiar. After taking a few glances, he instantly realized that this person was the only fellow villager that Zhang Sengyuan had mentioned. He seemed to also be surnamed Zhang. He couldn't remember the full name, but he remembered that Zhang Sengyuan called him Silang.

"why you?"

Li Xuanba exclaimed in surprise. He walked a few steps to Zhang Silang, helped him up, and looked quite excited.

"I was worried about whether you all got out of the city safely. It's good that you got out. By the way, where is the others?"

Zhang Silang hesitated for a moment, then said, "My lord, they are all well."

Li Xuanba was taken aback, as if he understood something, frowned, and did not ask any further questions.

Feng Li, Zhang Du, and the others were taken aback.

How could Sanlangjun possibly know the villagers from outside the city?
Li Xuanba looked at them and explained, "Si Lang was a friend of mine in the city."

They still didn't quite understand how Li Xuanba could befriend such commoners. But thinking about it, his elder brother Li Jiancheng could befriend even lower-ranking officials and even spent money to redeem several craftsmen to become his retainers. So it wasn't surprising that Li Xuanba could befriend commoners. Perhaps this person had some unique talent?
“Perfect timing, we have a guide now. Brother, please go and gather the men and be ready to set off at any time. I’ll talk to my friend for a bit more and then come find you.”

Li Xuanba spoke politely, but everyone understood what he meant: he wanted to talk to his friend privately.

Everyone went out, and after seeing them off, Liu Chounu stood guard outside the door.

Li Xuanba nervously grabbed Silang's hand, "You haven't become thieves, have you?"

"Huh? No, no."

"Then why did you hesitate when I asked you that question?!"

Silang said helplessly, "My lord, we really didn't become thieves. We followed your orders, settled in the Wild Buffalo Mountain stronghold, and helped many people like us. We absolutely did not harm the innocent. I swear to God."

"Good, at least you didn't become a thief."

Li Xuanba breathed a sigh of relief. "Then why are you here?"

“We could barely find anything to eat in the mountains, but many things were unavailable, and we couldn’t go to the city to buy them. So we could only go to these villages at the foot of the mountain, exchange our goods with them, and they would go to the city to buy things for us.”

Li Xuanba understood and nodded again.

"Why are you here, young master?" "I have formed a local militia to go out of the city to defeat the bandits and protect the people. I also plan to set up a camp on Wild Buffalo Mountain to settle the fleeing refugees. So I wanted to go to Wild Buffalo Mountain to see if there is a suitable place to settle the people."

Silang suddenly realized what was going on, and he bowed to Li Xuanba again, saying, "Your Excellency is truly virtuous!"

But Shiro quickly thought of another problem.

"My lord, are you planning to establish a new fortress?"

"Then what should we old brothers do?"

Li Xuanba thought for a moment, "If you have already set up camp, then I don't need to set up a new one."

"I'll just take my men and go check out the camp you've set up!"

Zhang Silang laughed and nodded. "That's how it should be!"

Li Xuanba prepared to take him out, then asked curiously, "How many people are there in your village now?"

There are more than 800 people.

Li Xuanba's expression hardened, and he slowly turned his head, asking incredulously, "How much??"

More than 800 people.

Li Xuanba pulled him aside again, "How long have you been gone? How come there are so many people? Eight hundred? Did you go to attack the village and kidnap the people? What exactly is going on?"

Zhang Silang asked in confusion, "Didn't the young master instruct us? He told us to help those who share the same plight after we left the city!"

"We ambushed them at various intersections and targeted the minor officials who were escorting small groups of laborers. They were caught off guard and we rescued many of them, who are now settled in the village!"

Li Xuanba's eyes widened.

He wanted to reprimand them, but when he thought of the group of laborers he had encountered that day who were almost starving to death, he couldn't bring himself to say the words.

He suddenly remembered something, "Your village is called Qingzao Village?"

“Exactly! We survived because of your kindness in that jujube grove, my lord. After we arrived at Wild Buffalo Mountain, we happened to find another jujube grove, so we called it Green Jujube Village! We honor you as our chief! We will follow your orders and rescue people everywhere!”

Zhang Silang spoke of this with genuine pride, but he quickly realized a problem: "How did you know the name of the village, sir?"

Li Xuanba's expression at this moment was truly exceptionally complex.

"I've heard a lot about you in the city. The local counties have already labeled you as the number one rebels, and they're just waiting for the governor to return so they can organize the local militia to deal with you."

Li Xuanba never imagined that the legendary, ruthless chieftain was actually himself?
He frowned. "This is going to be difficult."

"If you were just hiding in the mountains, it wouldn't matter; the county wouldn't bother with you. But now you're too conspicuous, and you've been spotted."

Zhang Silang was not afraid. He said earnestly, "My lord, there is no need to worry. We will never betray you, we will never sell you out. Even if we die, we will not let you be implicated!"

“It’s not that I’m afraid of being implicated. It’s just that I can’t take people to Qingzao Village anymore. If Father comes back and finds out that Qingzao Village is related to my family, then he will have harmed my elder brother.”

Li Xuanba pondered for a long time, then said, "Send someone back to inform Zhang Sengyuan to hide for the time being and not to go out."

"Take me to Wild Buffalo Mountain, but don't go near Qingzao Village. I'll go look around elsewhere."

"This is a matter of great importance, and I cannot make a hasty decision at this time. I need to consider it carefully."

"Here!"

When Li Xuanba led Zhang Silang out of the courtyard, everyone had been waiting for them for a long time.

Li Xuanba bid farewell to the local villagers and then led everyone to continue towards Wild Buffalo Mountain.

The villagers of Mengcun watched them leave, and the women and children who had been hiding slowly emerged. Several hunters stood beside the man who had spoken earlier. "This son of the prefect is truly something else. When other local militia come, they all rob us of our grain, but this one actually gave us some."

"This is a good thing. Recently, there have been many thieves in the area, and several villages have been attacked. The local militia are afraid to go after the bandits, so they've come to bully the people instead."

"Ah Shun, Ah Du, you two take some men and tell the surrounding villages this news. Tell them to spread the word, make it sound scary, so the thieves won't dare to come again!"

"it is good!"

"Let's go right now!"

(End of this chapter)