The Female Assistant of Wei Yuyan Shuangfei

The strong man only took a glance through the curtain and knew that Xie Tingwen in front of him was an official. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, anyone who dared to assassinate a Song Dynasty official would be guilty of treason.

The sturdy man looked at the two carriages, then looked at the bandits next to them, pondered for a moment, and made a decision immediately.

The sturdy man took a step forward, knelt down and said, "Sir! I have no choice but to become a bandit. I really did not harm any merchants. Please understand my lord."

"Mingjian, what do you want me to understand?"

As Xie Tingwen spoke, his expression became stern, with a hint of inviolable righteousness between his brows. Looking at the burly man, he felt a chill on his back, as if he sensed an inexplicable crisis.

"Please, sir, have mercy on us and let us live." The strong man fell to the ground and cried. His voice was full of sincerity and remorse, as if he was a child who had made a mistake and was asking for forgiveness.

"You guys..."

Xie Tingwen was filled with disdain. Just as he was about to speak, a deep voice came from the carriage behind him: "Sir! Miss has something to say."

Uncle Qin walked forward quickly while speaking and handed a letter in his hand through the carriage window. Xie Tingwen unfolded the letter without any hesitation.

"A gentleman does not stand on a dangerous wall. If you are in the wilderness, you should quickly enter the county town."

Xie Tingwen understood what was going on. He knew that if he insisted on holding the bandits accountable, the men he had would inevitably clash with the bandits, and the other side would surely counterattack.

Xie Tingwen pondered for a moment, then softened his tone and said to the bandit leader, "You are blocking the road and robbing people, which is a bandit behavior. I see that you have repented. Are you willing to follow me into the city and get a job?"

The bandit leader's heart sank when he heard this, and the remorseful look on his face no longer existed. Instead, he looked at the two carriages with a wanton smile in his eyes.

The woman in the carriage behind felt the strange silence outside the carriage and suddenly felt uneasy: "Not good! The other party is going to counterattack."

She let out a soft cry. Although the sound was not loud, it was heard clearly by everyone in this silent environment.

"Uncle Qin! Protect our father." the woman said anxiously.

The old man sitting outside the carriage shuddered all over and immediately understood what his young lady meant. He dodged and ran straight towards Xie Tingwen's carriage.

"Sir! Since you don't intend to let go, I'll just kill you and put an end to it. I'm sorry, but I hope you can understand who your enemy is on your way to the underworld."

As soon as the bandit leader made his decision, a burst of shouting and killing sounds were heard in the wilderness. The servants around the carriage immediately became nervous and drew their swords as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Xie Tingwen, who was sitting in the front carriage, heard his daughter's cry and felt his heart sink. He knew that since the other party had changed his mind, their current situation was very dangerous.

He didn't want his daughter to be hurt, so he immediately ordered the people outside the carriage: "Uncle Qin! Protect the young lady!"

The old man looked around helplessly, and finally chose to stand outside Xie Tingwen's carriage. After all, he knew that his young lady had always been opinionated, and the old master had ordered that when he went out, he should obey the young lady's orders, and he, a servant, dared not disobey.

Xie Tingwen glanced at the old man through the window and felt quite helpless. He was both happy and worried about his daughter.

At this time, the shouting and killing outside were getting closer and closer, and it seemed that they had surrounded the carriage. Xie Tingwen made up his mind, he stood up and walked out of the carriage, stood with his hands behind his back and glanced at the group of bandits. His unique civil servant's integrity made the bandits dare not take a step forward.

"Everyone, I am Xie Tingwen, the new county magistrate of Laigu County. Today, I am here to execute the bandit leader. I will not pursue your mistakes anymore..."

Xie Tingwen said this, and then changed the subject with a bit of murderous intent: "But if you are stubborn and refuse to change, you must think carefully about the consequences. I will kill the imperial officials and exterminate three generations of our clan."

There was a hint of majesty in his voice, which made people unconsciously feel awe. When the bandits heard his words, they all stopped what they were doing and looked at him.

"Hahaha! What a great Xie Tingwen!" the bandit leader laughed loudly. His state at this moment was completely different from his previous state of being humble and submissive.

Xie Tingwen narrowed his eyes and looked at the bandit leader in front of him, with a strange look and a bit of confusion, and asked: "Who are you? I don't think you are an ordinary bandit leader?"

"It doesn't matter who I am. What matters is that Lord Xie can't go to Laigu County. In a word, hand over your money and your life, and I will release your family. How about that?" said the bandit leader.

When the woman in the carriage behind heard this, she knew that the bandit leader in front of her was not a simple person. If they just wanted to rob him of his money, he would definitely retreat after her father revealed his identity.

Now, the other party knows her father's identity, but still insists on having his own way and even wants to take her father's life. At this moment, the woman has already guessed the other party's plan.

The woman understood and immediately put on her veil and got out of the carriage, standing on the shaft, laughing loudly, "It seems that they are indeed bandits, and you are not."

"Yeah!~"

While the bandit leader was questioning, he noticed that everyone's eyes instantly turned to the woman. The silver bell-like sound just now was certainly made by the woman.

The bandit leader closed his eyes slightly upon hearing this, and asked in surprise, "What do you mean, young lady?"

"It's very simple. Laigu County has not had a county magistrate for three years. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, when the three-year period is up, the prefecture will submit documents to the Ministry of Personnel to promote the county magistrate to the county magistrate. There is precedent in the Song Dynasty for officials to be promoted to officials. Laigu County is a small county town and does not have the position of county magistrate, so there is only one possibility..."

"Shut up. How dare an unmarried girl speak so arrogantly here?" the bandit leader said viciously.

There was already a trace of gloom on his face, his eyes were filled with an inexplicable murderous intent, and he secretly regretted giving the woman the chance to speak.

Xie Tingwen's expression froze, and he looked at the bandit leader in front of him with a hint of surprise and asked, "Are you the county lieutenant of Laigu County?"

"What?" Upon hearing this, the bandits scattered instantly and avoided looking at the bandit leader from afar.

One of them stepped forward and asked in confusion: "Boss! Is what they said true? Are you the county lieutenant of Laigu County?"

Seeing the bandit leader's eyes filled with anger, the woman smiled and added fuel to the fire, "If I'm not mistaken, after this county lieutenant killed us, you fifty-plus people were also his bargaining chips for credit?"

"You...don't exaggerate. Our eldest brother treats us very well." One man retorted tremblingly, but his feet subconsciously took a few steps back.

Seeing the situation about to get out of control, the bandit leader could no longer suppress his anger and heard loud laughter coming from the wilderness.

"Wonderful, really wonderful. If it weren't for you, my performance would have been very realistic. But now I have to change my plan." The bandit leader smiled and clapped his hands while speaking, and then he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance.