Transmigrated into a seven-year-old child, my fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens.

Because the girl he liked was forcibly taken by Luo Ba, Fang Tiao had long been dissatisfied with Luo Ba and had been looking for an opportunity to get rid of him.

However, his martial arts skills were inferior to his, and he couldn't find a way to deal with him. A gentleman takes his revenge even after ten years, so he could only suppress this thought.

Now that this excellent opportunity has arrived, he can't afford to miss it.

Not only could they take the opportunity to eliminate him, but if they managed to pull off the heist, all those brothers would submit to him. Then he could rightfully become the leader of Black Wind Stronghold.

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that Fang Tiao's words made sense. With so many of them, they couldn't afford to miss out on such a lucrative opportunity just because of the village chief.

Besides, if they catch us, we won't fare well either, so we might as well take the risk.

Now, those men were like they'd been injected with chicken blood, completely disregarding whether Luo Ba lived or died.

“Rebellion! Rebellion!” Luo Ba’s face turned ashen.

"Humph!"

Unexpectedly, they disobeyed the chieftain's orders and inadvertently helped Fang Tiao succeed.

Zhao Lian sneered, "You call yourself the chieftain! Look at your brothers, none of them care whether you live or die. You're a complete failure as chieftain!"

"Young man, let me go! I'm going to clean house!" Luo Ba said through gritted teeth.

Hehe! That's a good idea!

Zhao Lian's lips curled up, and she immediately released the knife she had been holding to Luo Ba's neck.

Seeing Zhang Lian release the knife, Luo Ba strode forward, raised his long sword, and slashed at Fang Tiao.

Fang Tiao was startled when Zhao Lian released Luo Ba and quickly drew his sword to defend himself.

Luo Ba, his eyes red, pressed closer and closer to Fang Tiao, and the two fought fiercely.

Seeing them fighting amongst themselves, Zhao Lian stopped caring about them and began wielding her long sword, slashing left and right.

The others were all highly skilled martial artists, so they naturally didn't take these bandits seriously. Before long, screams filled the air, and the ground was littered with corpses lying in various places.

Although they liked gold and silver jewelry, everyone was more concerned about saving their lives. Seeing the countless dead and injured on the ground, the bandits were so frightened that they dared not go any further.

Over here, Fang Tiao was no match for Luo Ba. He had already been stabbed several times, covered in blood, and knelt on the ground, begging for mercy: "Chief, spare me! Chief, spare me!"

Luo Ba smiled coldly: "Now you know to beg for mercy? Too late!" After saying that, he raised his knife, and with a swift stroke, blood splattered all over Luo Ba's face, making him look ferocious.

"Everyone stop! Anyone who wants to follow me, stop now, and I'll let bygones be bygones!" Luo Ba shouted at the remaining bandits.

Zhao Lian and Song Wenjie looked at each other, wondering what he was up to.

Seeing Fang Tiao killed by Luo Ba, the bandits were terrified. Hearing his shout, they all rushed towards him.

"Your Majesty!"

Looking at the group of about a hundred people who had been fighting, now less than half remained, Luo Ba knew that if they continued fighting, they had no chance of winning and would only lose more lives.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering what Luo Ba meant!

Luo Ba shouted, "I told you all to kneel down! Did you hear me?!" After saying that, he threw down his knife and knelt down first.

Seeing him kneel down, the others also threw their knives aside and knelt down as well.

Luo Ba knelt earnestly before Song Wenjie and Zhao Lian, saying, "Heroes, spare our lives! We were blind and didn't recognize your greatness. Please spare our lives."

The bandits kowtowed in unison, pleading, "Hero, please spare our lives!"

"Haha~"

Zhao Lian laughed: "Weren't you all so tough just now? Why are you scared now?"

Luo Ba kowtowed: "Young hero, spare my life! It's all that Fang's fault for stirring up trouble. I was blind and didn't recognize your greatness."

Song Wenjie narrowed his eyes and looked coldly at Luo Ba: "Judging from the way you're talking, someone deliberately leaked this information to you. Who is that person?"

Luo Ba shook his head: "I don't know much about that either, because it was that strategist Fang Tiao who negotiated with the other party, saying that after the matter is accomplished, we will split the profits 70/30."

"You are the chieftain, how could you not know?" Zhao Lian said in disbelief.

Luo Ba clasped his hands together, his face serious: "Everything I said is true, and there is absolutely no deception. However, it seems that the other party's brother-in-law is quite influential."

At this moment, a small bandit kneeling beside him spoke up: "Chief, I know. I saw someone come looking for Fang Tiao that day. That person looked like Miao Yingxiong, the magistrate's brother-in-law."

"So it was him!" Zhao Lian thought to herself. No wonder the news had leaked out; it turned out to be Magistrate Feng.

The question now is whether Magistrate Feng did it intentionally or accidentally let something slip and was exploited by someone with ulterior motives.

"Catch them!"

At Song Wenjie's command, dozens of Imperial Guards, armed with long swords, surrounded them.

Zhao Lian smiled and said, "Chief Luo, we really can't leave this unresolved. Right now, you all have no choice but to come with me."

"Ah~"

Luo Ba sighed, looking dejected: "The victor is king, the loser is villain. I, Luo, have lost to you, and I accept it."

They hadn't even left Changting County yet, and it wasn't far to return to the Changting County government office. Zhao Lian and several Imperial Guards were responsible for escorting these people to the Changting County government office. Song Wenjie stayed behind to wait for Zhao Lian.

Seeing Zhao Lian turn back, Magistrate Feng was immediately surprised. Hearing her explain her purpose, he was even more astonished: "Miss Zhao Lian, do you suspect that I instructed this?"

"I believe Magistrate Feng is not that kind of person. I hope you will not disappoint me." After saying that, Zhao Lian brought up all the people from Black Wind Village.

After hearing what they said, Magistrate Feng asked his wife about it and learned that she had inadvertently mentioned it to her brother-in-law when she went back to her parents' home.

It must have been his brother-in-law who got greedy and set his sights on this batch of gold and silver jewelry.

To verify this, Magistrate Feng had his brother-in-law summoned and questioned him in front of so many people.

Unexpectedly, the matter was exposed so quickly. Miao Yingxiong denied it, but later, he was identified by a bandit and could no longer deny it, so he told the truth.

"Fine, you almost ruined me!" Magistrate Feng said angrily, kicking Miao Yingxiong to the ground.

Miao Yingxiong knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Brother-in-law, please forgive me! I will never dare to do it again!"

Magistrate Feng sneered, "There's no going back. Today I'm going to put justice before family. You can just wait to go to jail. This time, no one can protect you!"

Zhao Lian smiled and said, "Lord Feng, I hope you won't go back on your word."

Magistrate Feng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead: "I will certainly handle this matter impartially. Thank you very much, Miss Zhaolian."

If this matter reaches the Emperor, he might be treated as an accomplice, which would mean the end of his official career, and he might even lose his life.

However, Zhao Lian's actions now clearly give him an opportunity.

In addition, Zhao Lian handed over the people of Black Wind Village to Magistrate Feng for disposal.