Mu Yan stared at Guan Ming, waiting for him to explain.

Guan Ming saw that she looked angry, so he explained, "I..."

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he choked up and clenched his fists, as if he had something to hide.

Zhou Shirong stepped forward and said, "Brother, let me tell you, Lord Ling, we are not bandits for gold, silver, and jewelry, we just want to go against the imperial court."

Mu Yan was angry: "Nonsense, even if you want to go against the court, you can't do such a heinous thing. The people on the boat are so innocent."

She was so disappointed with them. They couldn't even beat her. Going against the imperial court in this way was like hitting a rock with an egg. Now the imperial court didn't send troops to kill them because the noise they made was not big enough.

I really don't know how much I weigh.

"Lord, we only rob official ships. We never touch ordinary people. Besides, we distribute all the gold, silver and jewelry we robbed to the poor people."

Mu Yan laughed when he heard this: "What? Are you still robbing the rich to help the poor? Do I need to report to the court to reward you?"

Guan Ming thought Mu Yan was here to call him to task, so he stepped forward and took all the blame.

"Lord, everyone is responsible for their own actions. Shi Rong and Shen Xiang were both coerced by me. If you want to arrest someone, just arrest me and let them go."

"Brother, the three of us brothers live and die together. If you want to arrest someone, arrest us all together."

"Lord, we were not coerced."

Mu Yan's head was buzzing from the noise. It happened again. Why was he rushing to confess his guilt?

"I am not an official of the imperial court, and I am not here to wipe you out. But I want to hear your reasons before deciding whether or not to hand you over to the government."

Zhou Shirong glanced at Guan Ming and told the whole story.

It turned out that Guan Ming had an older sister who was very beautiful. One day, she was spotted by the local prefect on the street. The prefect sent someone to his home that same day to propose marriage and wanted to take his sister as a concubine.

The prefect was older than Guan Ming's father, so naturally he would not agree to this marriage.

Guan Ming's mother was originally a killer of the Thirteen Killers and died of illness a few years ago. Although his father was a scholar, he was also a man of strong character and directly threw away the betrothal gift sent by the prefect.

Unexpectedly, the corrupt official felt so humiliated that he became so cruel as to rape his sister in front of his father.

Before leaving, he left behind a sentence: Your daughter has lost her innocence now, I wonder if there is anyone in the world willing to marry her.

Unable to bear the humiliation, his father and sister both hanged themselves after the dog official left.

When Guan Ming got the news and rushed home, his house was in a mess. He found the naked bodies of his father and sister in the chaos.

"What happened next?" Mu Yan asked hurriedly, not realizing that the joints of her hand holding the sword were gradually turning white.

The corrupt official is really too much. I never thought there would be such a heartless person in the world. If she were to encounter such a person, she would definitely kill him at the first moment to eliminate this evil for the people.

Whenever Guan Ming mentioned this, he would get angry and his teeth would chatter. "That official was so arrogant because he had a backer. I knew that even if we went to the capital to file a complaint, it would not be successful in avenging my father and sister, so we broke into his mansion in the middle of the night and hacked him to death."

He took a deep breath and said regretfully, "It's a pity that my second and third brothers were implicated by me and became fugitives together."

"Brother, do we still have to talk about these between brothers? I just regret that I didn't chop him a few more times." Zhou Shirong and Shen Xiang said at the same time.

"So that's why you became pirates?" Mu Yan sighed. Even though that corrupt official deserved to die, they couldn't deny all officials because of this. It was really too extreme.

Guan Ming nodded, "Yes, we had no place to live after we were wanted, so we had no choice but to become pirates."

"Because we also hate those corrupt officials. Why do they treat the lives of the people as ants when they are so high and mighty? We become bandits to make them feel the pain of having their lives controlled by others."

"Have you ever thought about what would happen if the person you robbed was an honest and upright official? If you accidentally killed them, wouldn't the people lose a good official who is willing to speak up for them?" Mu Yan advised earnestly.

The three of them were stunned for a moment. They didn't think too much about it. They only wanted to take revenge on the court.

"That bastard official really deserves to die. You did the right thing. If it were me, I would also kill him myself."

As soon as Mu Yan finished speaking, a glimmer of light flashed in the depressed eyes of several people.

"Lord..."

"But I don't agree with you becoming a bandit, Guan Ming. Think about it carefully. Will the imperial court allow you to be so reckless? It doesn't matter if you are not afraid of death, but also think about the brothers who have been through thick and thin with you."

Guan Ming was silent for a while. Mu Yan's words made him feel as if a thousand pounds weighed heavily on his chest.

"Please give me some advice, Lord."

The three of them knelt on the ground together.

Mu Yan nodded: "I will not order you to follow me as the Lord, but if you are willing to follow me, I promise to do my best to protect you."

Mu Yan never forces others to do anything. What she wants is for others to follow her willingly and to be absolutely loyal to her.

"But now we are..."

"Don't worry, if you decide to follow me, I will definitely find a way to protect you."

Mu Yan knew what they were thinking. They were now fugitives and were afraid that they would be implicated.

Then Mu Yan told them her true identity. Trust people when you employ them, and don't employ people if you don't trust them. Since she has decided to employ them, she will not hide anything from them.

"The Lord is actually a woman."

Several people were surprised. They didn't expect that a woman's martial arts could be so unfathomable. She was worthy of being the leader of the Thirteen Killers of Fengdu.

Mu Yan curled her lips, "What? You guys won't follow me, girl?"

The three of them looked at each other and answered without hesitation:

"I am willing to follow my Lord!"

They were not pedantic people. Mu Yan's martial arts and courage were already stronger than many men, and they were convinced.

After getting a positive answer, Mu Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He had finally subdued a few more swords and was one step closer to his plan of revenge.

Although Mo Xingchen is not favored, he is still a prince. It would be extremely difficult to trip him up with his current power.

The more people she can use, the greater her chances of revenge.

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