Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 1492: The Sergeant Arrives at a Critical Moment

As soon as Liu Yifa finished speaking, several of his henchmen turned around and pointed their knives at the villagers.

Chu Chen's heart skipped a beat when he saw this, and he quickly said to Fatty Tiger and Niu Zi, "You two go quickly and separate the villagers from them."

As he spoke, Chu Chen's hand did not stop. Taking advantage of Liu Yifa's momentary lapse in attention, he slashed Liu Yifa's thigh with his knife.

However, he dared not fight. He ran directly towards the villagers, slashed down the fastest-charging bandit with his knife, and then stood in front of the villagers with Fat Tiger and Niu Zi.

"Father, quickly take your men back. You are no match for them. Be careful not to kill anyone."

"Son, are the three of you sure you can manage?"

"At least I'm better than you!"

Chu Chen rolled his eyes at Chu Ba, held his long sword horizontally in front of him, and charged towards the bandits again.

However, no matter how high his martial arts skills are, he is still just one person. It's already quite impressive that Fat Tiger and Niu Zi can each face one bandit.

Although they had seen the outside world, just a few months ago they were still honest, simple young people from the mountains.

Faced with bandits wielding long knives, they had already lost psychologically.

As expected, three of the bandits held Chu Chen back, while the rest chased after the villagers.

Seeing that the situation was unstoppable, Chu Chen immediately changed his tone: "Dad, show the same ruthlessness you have when hunting wild boars, and fight them to the death."

He understood that if they were allowed to escape now, they would only become targets.

Only by summoning that fearless, reckless spirit can you win.

Forget about winning. Protect yourself, give yourself some time, and you'll have a chance to kill them all one by one.

"Don't be afraid, they are human too, they just often kill people."

"Don't treat them like human beings, treat them like wild boars. If you kill them, I'll take responsibility."

Encouraged by Chu Chen, the villagers immediately realized that, "That's right, they are less than ten people, yet they are able to control a small village of several dozen people. We are too weak."

All that could be heard was Chu Ba shouting, "Brothers, let's fight back! Just treat it like we're hunting wild boars!"

However, they were villagers after all, and these bandits were not wild boars.

Seeing the villagers rushing over, the group licked their lips excitedly: "Hahaha, since you've come to die, let's make sure your village is covered in white cloth!"

After saying that, they picked up their knives again and charged at the villagers.

Chu Chen was extremely anxious at this moment. He was encouraging them only to prevent them from being hunted down. However, if a fight really broke out, someone would definitely get hurt.

All I can do is pray that no one gets killed and that I can buy myself a little more time.

Just when they were extremely anxious, suddenly, a loud hoofbeat came.

Chu Chen glanced at the village entrance, and the next moment, a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

A squad of armed soldiers rushed into the village and began attacking Liu Yishou's men.

Liu Yishou and his gang were just local thugs; how could they compare to these soldiers on the front lines?

Before the time it takes to drink a cup of tea is over, they were all hacked to the ground.

Only Liu Yishou remained kneeling on the ground, trembling slightly.

He never imagined that he would be killed by regular soldiers when he only came to rob the village and get some food.

"Spare me, sir! I didn't hurt anyone. I only stole some grain; it's not a capital offense."

The leading soldier glanced at him but ignored him, and walked directly towards Chu Chen, who was covered in blood.

"Mr. Chu, we are late, please punish us!"

Sir, please punish me.

After hearing what the leading soldier said, Liu Yifa's face turned ashen. He never expected that he would encounter such a powerful figure when he randomly chose a village to rob.

This group of soldiers was clearly not ordinary soldiers, much less the rank of yamen runners.

These thugs used to treat the town's constables with utmost respect, but now they've actually offended the heavens.

He turned around and knelt down in front of Chu Chen: "My lord, my lord, spare my life..."

Chu Chen ignored him and instead swung his long sword at him, ending his life with a single blow.

After killing Liu Yifa, Chu Chen untied the strips of cloth binding his hands and spoke to the leading soldier.

"Sir, you're too kind. I wouldn't know how to face this situation without you all. Thank you for your help."

"Mr. Chu, you are too kind. I am Luo Wang. From now on, you may address me by my name."

“We were ordered to protect Mr. Chu, but we never expected that his hometown would suffer such a calamity. We will definitely report this to our superiors and ask the local government to take care of him.”

Chu Chen initially wanted to say no, but ultimately he couldn't take everyone with him. The old man had feelings for his homeland, so this way, Liexi Village would have someone to take care of it.

Turning his head, Chu Chen looked at his father and the villagers, who were staring straight at him.

His eyes were filled with confusion and joy.

What's puzzling is that Chu Chen and his companions have been away for several months, yet they're now being directly guarded by soldiers. Moreover, judging from their clothing and the things on their horses, could it be that they've made a fortune?

"Dad, Mom, uncles and elders, why are you looking at me like that!"

"You brat, why don't you invite the military officer inside to rest? You've grown wings after being away for a few months, haven't you?"

Unlike Chu Ba and the others, Chou Niang could tell at a glance that this military officer was sent by someone else to protect her son.

He wasn't worried about what his son did outside, but rather that his son was arrogant and might accidentally offend someone.

Although they were sent to protect you, you are, after all, just a child from the mountains.

What right do they have to point fingers at others? Besides, it's obvious that the equipment and horses of these soldiers are no ordinary things.

The only soldiers in the Song state who could have such equipment were probably those in the capital or those fighting on the front lines.

Chu Chen understood his mother's meaning and immediately obediently said, "Yes, yes, I was so busy I forgot. Brother Luo, please come in quickly. The brothers have had a long journey and need to rest for a while."

After saying that, he turned to Fat Tiger and Niu Zi: "Fat Tiger and Niu Zi, what are you standing there for? Deal with these corpses and cook a meal."

Niu Zi was the first to react, and he pulled Pang Hu along to organize the men in the village to put together tables, benches, and stoves.

Take down the rice, flour, and cooking oil from the horse.

Soon after, the aroma of meat and rice completely masked the previous stench of blood.

Chu Chen pulled Luo Wang to sit on the threshing floor, then took out a one-hundred-tael silver note from his pocket and handed it to him.

"Brother Luo, this is just a small token of my appreciation. Thank you all for risking your lives to escort me."

Upon seeing this, Luo Wang immediately declined, thinking to himself that if he wanted to bribe someone, he should do it secretly; the habit of bribing in public was not a good thing.

“Mr. Chu, you have made such a great contribution to us, how can we possibly accept your money?”