Transmigration: I, the Dragon Overlord, start by protecting my beautiful bride!

In no time at all, several groups of people arrived from different directions.

They were all soldiers from counties and prefectures near Qianzhou City. They had come to provide support after receiving orders from the Huayi Prefecture.

Those bandits who were originally working together to besiege Dongfuguang were now terrified and fled in haste when they saw that government troops from all sides had arrived.

In no time at all, these guys were doomed...

"This, how is this possible..." Li Tongzhi stared at the scene before him in disbelief, unable to stop himself from backing away, muttering, "It's over, it's really over now..."

"Chieftain, run!" A young man shouted at him from the river, "We'll hold them off for you!"

"Trying to run? Not so easy!" Upon seeing this, Dong Fuguang immediately kicked aside the two villagers blocking his way. Just as he was about to capture Li Tongzhi alive and take him back to be punished, a young figure blocked his way!

"I know you're from the Huayi Mansion, and you're powerful." The man held a fireball in his arms and a tinderbox in his hand. "But if you dare to take another step forward today, I'll ignite this fireball, and we'll perish together with this river!"

In a short time, almost all the people in the Kungfu River surrendered. Only a few stubborn guys, like this boy, still held onto the Fireball, looking like they were ready to die.

Dong Fuguang glanced around. The fireballs were already scattered throughout the entire riverbed. If one was lit, the rest would explode as well.

Even if he has superb kung fu skills and is incredibly fast, he won't be able to escape in an instant.

Moreover, he wasn't the only one here; there were also officers and soldiers who had come from various prefectures and counties to provide support.

He couldn't bring himself to ignore their lives, so he could only stand there.

"What do you want?" Dong Fuguang looked at the stubborn guys in front of him and said irritably, "Everyone here is an official of the Celestial Empire. Do you think you can threaten me with this kind of means?"

"If that's really the case, then you'd better think this through carefully," Dong Fuguang said coldly. "You can disregard your own lives, but what about them? Aren't they your family and friends?"

Looking in the direction Dong Fuguang indicated, there was only a group of people with fearful expressions and tattered clothes.

Upon hearing this, everyone except the boy who was leading the group began to waver.

"Don't listen to him!" the boy shouted, stepping forward. "These officials are all in cahoots! They don't care about our lives for their own promotions! If we bow down to such corrupt officials today, how will we face our deceased relatives and friends?!"

The boy's words once again provoked the group of people like him behind him.

"Yeah, do you think they'll let us go tomorrow if we don't die today?"

"The crimes I've already committed are punishable by death, so what's there to be afraid of?!"

"Let's all perish together!!"

Just when the situation was about to get out of control, Long Aotian stepped forward.

"Everyone, please wait a moment and let me, Shen, have something to say, okay?"

"Shen Congxin, what are you trying to say?"

"Don't listen to him, he's a good-for-nothing, it's pointless to talk to him..."

"That really hurts, bro," Long Aotian thought to himself.

How can your 37-degree mouth utter such cold words?

But he didn't want to die, so he could only continue, "Yes. I, Shen, am indeed a piece of trash, but I want to ask you, since you all think you're going to die anyway, what's wrong with listening to me say a few more words?"

"If you think I'm wrong, then light the fuse and we'll all perish together! But if you think I'm right and there's room for discussion, then let's sit down and have a good chat."

When they heard what Long Aotian said, although they still didn't quite believe him, they began to waver.

"Chief Inspector Shen is right. I am the Left Commander of the Huayi Prefecture. If I say his words are useful, then they are useful!" Dong Fuguang saw that they still had doubts, so he immediately stepped forward to support Long Aotian.

With these words from him, the villagers agreed to talk to Long Aotian.

Long Aotian gave him a grateful look, then said:

"Right here, all you villagers, if you put down your fireballs, I, Shen Congxin, can guarantee your safety and provide you with new homes and farmland so you can start your lives anew. What do you say?"

His words were still very tempting to these people who had already suffered.

After all, no one would want to die if they didn't want to live a good life.

"Lord Shen, are you telling the truth?"

“Of course it’s true, more real than gold!” Long Aotian said, “I’ve investigated what happened back then, and it’s exactly as you said. It was Prefect Liu who deliberately didn’t send anyone to notify you, which led to the destruction of your village and the suffering of your families…”

"Moreover, over the years, Prefect Liu has been targeting you in every way to prevent what happened back then from being exposed. Not only has he refused to provide you with new accommodations, but he has even murdered some of you," Long Aotian continued. "But now that Prefect Liu is dead, we must look forward. Rather than die here now, it's better to let those children live a good life!"

He had previously seen many children and women in that dilapidated village. They were all young, some even just born or newly married. If he were to kill their husbands or relatives now, it would surely incite a new wave of hatred.

“Lord Dong, your official rank is high.” Some of them were already tempted, but they still looked at Dong Fuguang beside Long Aotian with unease. “Tell us, does what Lord Shen said really stand?”

Dong Fuguang turned his head and looked at Long Aotian with a hint of admiration, then said, "Of course, as I just said, what Lord Shen says is the same as what I say, and everything is valid."

Having received Dong Fuguang's affirmative answer, they slowly put down the fireballs they were carrying.

But the young man was furious. He turned to his companions and roared, "What are you doing? Are you going to forget our hatred for the benefits offered by these corrupt officials?!"

"Daquan, didn't you say that when your father was swept away by the flood, you were right there watching helplessly?!"

"Third brother, your little brother was only five years old back then, just five years old!"

"How could you give up on avenging them so easily?!"

The young man's forceful question instantly brought tears to the eyes of his companions behind him, who soon broke down in tears...