I used the Mo Dao (a type of long-handled sword) to fight the Japanese.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

After the burly man finished speaking, the caravan members were stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter in unison! Their voices and expressions were as if they were looking at an idiot!

"What are you laughing at? What are you laughing at? Do you look down on the Mo Dao Group?" The burly man said angrily when he saw that no one took him seriously.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The crowd laughed even louder!

"You idiot, do you know anyone from the Mo Dao Regiment? Do you know what their standard weapons are? You're about a hundred miles away from the Mo Dao Regiment, aren't you?" Manxiang asked three questions in a row, completely unaware that he had unconsciously blurted out the name he was referring to this guy.

"What do you mean? Are you trying to say you're from the Mo Dao Gang? No, who are you calling an idiot?" the burly man said fiercely, realizing what he meant.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Everyone burst into laughter again, silently mourning for the bandit's second-in-command for three minutes!

"Alright! Stop watching the show, we'll finish this in three minutes! Let's go!" Manxiang waved his hand to stop the laughter and gave the order.

"Shhhhhhh!"

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

The weapons in the hands of the brothers instantly rang out. The bandits on the other side, wielding long spears, were no match for the quick reaction of the Mo Dao gang. Before they even knew what was happening, they felt a sharp pain in their shoulders, lost their grip on their guns, and dropped them to the ground with a clatter, groaning in pain.

"Oh my god! My arm is injured!"

"I'm injured too! My shoulder is broken!"

"He's bleeding! Is he going to die?"

The caravan members, watching from the sidelines, were utterly exasperated. It was just an arrow wound, why was he wailing like that? They were even less resilient than the Japanese!

"Hey! What's up? Still robbing us?" Manxiang asked with a sigh, looking at the second-in-command who was standing there dumbfounded.

The burst of bullets from the Czech-made machine gun just now knocked down all the bandits around the burly man, leaving only the big man standing there, bewildered.

Of course, they were only injured; these people were not Japanese soldiers and did not deserve to die!

"...You have to pay compensation!...So many brothers have been injured by you...Without five thousand silver dollars...you're not leaving!..." The second-in-command was stunned. Why did they just do it like that? How much would it cost to treat all his brothers?

Besides, why are these people so different from the ones we've encountered before? Shouldn't we be trembling with fear and begging for money when we see bandits robbing us? Why are they actually attacking us?

"Hahaha, so you're trying to extort money because you can't get it? You're really something, risking your life for money! If that burst of bullets had hit you in the chest, would you still have a chance to speak?" Manxiang was speechless. This guy was clearly missing a screw in his head. He didn't know how he became the second-in-command!

"The boss is here!"

"The boss is here!"

"Big brother! Help me! These guys have injured all the brothers!"

Just then, seven or eight men rushed out from the mountain path beside them, all armed and guarding the caravan. A middle-aged man in his forties bowed respectfully from afar and said loudly:

"May I ask which side you're from? My second brother is ignorant and has offended us. Please forgive him for the sake of the Mo Dao Gang!"

"Haha, it's the Mo Dao Group again! What's your relationship with the Mo Dao Group, you bunch of bandits?" Manxiang was speechless. This group of bandits actually dared to rob the Mo Dao Group's caravan under the Mo Dao Group's name. He didn't know where they got the courage!

"Your Excellency may not know this, but this whole area belongs to the Mo Dao Regiment. The brothers' decision to join the Mo Dao Regiment in Erlong Mountain was made with their permission! You may not know this, but the Mo Dao Regiment is ruthless when it comes to fighting the Japanese. They drove all the Japanese out of this area in no time! The military expenses we pay to the Mo Dao Regiment every month exceed this amount!" He said, raising one hand.

"Fifty silver dollars?" Manxiang asked tentatively.

"Five hundred!" the bandit leader said arrogantly. "So, can you release my brothers now?"

"Hahaha, take them all!" Manxiang suddenly stopped laughing and gave a stern order.

If any of the brothers were to do something like this, I would never believe it even if you beat me to death. So there's only one truth: these people are just using others to tarnish the reputation of their Mo Dao Group!

"Shhhhhhh!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the brothers immediately raised their bows and shot arrows, felling the seven or eight men again. Only the two bandit leaders remained standing in front.

"..." The two brothers exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with fear!

"Tie him up and take him away! How dare he tarnish the reputation of our Mo Dao Group! Take him back and interrogate him properly!" Manxiang ordered again.

"Yes!" the brothers replied.

Soon, the brothers tied the two bandit leaders up and stuffed them into the truck.

"Brave warriors, may I ask who you are?" The bandit leader was incredibly frustrated! The two brothers were crammed into the carriage and surrounded by a pile of goods. To make matters worse, several packets of chili peppers were burning them, causing snot and tears to stream down their faces. They didn't even know who the other men were, and their own brothers had been shot and injured by these people!

"Haha, didn't you say you were very familiar with the Mo Dao Gang? We are the Mo Dao Gang caravan!" Manxiang walked up and said to the two bandit leaders.

"...The Mo Dao Caravan!..." The two brothers exchanged another bitter glance.

"Brothers! Brothers of the Mo Dao Gang! We're on the same side! We brothers' admiration for the Mo Dao Gang is like a surging river, never-ending! It's like the flood washed away the Dragon King Temple, we don't even recognize one family member! Please, let us go!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Let us go! We're really on our side!" another pleaded.

"Our own people? Who said you're our own people! You're using our Mo Dao Group's name to commit all sorts of evil deeds, you're incredibly audacious!" Manxiang said sternly as he approached the two men.

"This... please forgive us, brother! We're just using this place as a front for show, and we absolutely have no intention of discrediting the Mo Dao Gang! This is the first time we've done this!"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's definitely the first time!"

"Looks like they're still not behaving themselves! Manxin, these two are yours to interrogate properly and teach them a lesson!" Manxiang simply ignored the two idiots and handed them over to Manxin for questioning.

"Alright! You've got to hold on tight!" Man Xin excitedly rubbed his hands together, grabbed a handful of dried chili peppers, crushed them, and peeked them into the eyes of the two men! After a long wail, they finally confessed their crimes.

The leader's name was Bie Zhixin, a native of the tofu shop in Guya County. Years ago, he was bullied by the local gentry and became an outlaw in Erlong Mountain, committing numerous crimes including robbery, kidnapping, and extortion. According to their confessions, they had always been punishing evil and promoting good, and had never bullied the poor!

However, Manxiang didn't believe a single word of it!

However, the two insisted that the "five hundred silver dollars" matter was completely untrue and that they were just saying it to gain everyone's trust!

Having figured out the whole box, and no longer thinking about taking the two goods back, they simply parked the car and left them on the side of the road to fend for themselves!