Gu Family Village ZZZhuangtou, groups of tenant farmers are hardworking in spring plowing and sowing.
After finally getting through last year's winter, everyone is working hard to do something big in the spring and save as much money and food as possible. Last year's winter still left people with lingering fears.
Sweat dripped, but no one cared.
Ta-ta-ta!
The sound of trampling horse hooves was heard in the distance, and the tenant farmers raised their heads. They were a little confused at first, and then became frightened.
There were more than twenty figures in black on horseback, all of them arrogant and domineering, their faces full of playful cruelty.
"Black Sand Gang!"
The tenant farmers hurriedly dodged, and the horse hooves as big as bowls trampled on the path, making the tenant farmers even more embarrassed and staggering. What was even worse was that the villagers on the roadside were unable to dodge. A knight whipped them down with a whip, and their skin and flesh were torn, and they rolled down to the field screaming.
The knight laughed and cursed.
"What a pariah! Ten of your lives are not enough to compensate for disturbing my beloved horse!"
All the knights laughed, headed straight towards the master's house, and walked away.
The tenant farmers behind them looked at the backs of the knights, gnashing their teeth, but they dared not speak in anger.
Gu Family Village martial arts arena.
When Gu Sheng and Gu Xiaojiang rushed over, the two parties were confronting each other.
One side is naturally composed of many warriors from Gu Family Village, and the other side only has a dozen or so knights, but all of them are sitting on horseback, condescendingly looking down at everyone in Gu Family Village.
From Gu Sheng's perspective, he can probably tell that these twenty knights are all warriors!
"A very powerful force!"
"Especially this leader, with his fierce aura and huge strength, I'm afraid he is no weaker than Gu Jingang!"
Gu Sheng looked at the bearded man headed by Black Sand Gang. The two meteor hammers behind him were as big as heads and extremely heavy. They were covered with spikes and shone with a cold light, making people feel heart-stopping.
"It turns out that Gang Leader Han is here to bring glory to the village. Please take a seat inside. How about a cup of tea?"
Gu Changming cupped his hands and smiled.
The big man with the beard smiled, turned over and dismounted, and stomped lightly on the ground. Cracks suddenly appeared in the blue bricks, which made Gu Family Village everyone's eyes freeze.
"Don't play tricks on me Han Lu, Gu Changming, we Black Sand Gang only have one gang leader, and that is Gang Leader Zhao. As for me, Han Lu, I am just a pawn under Gang Leader Zhao.
"The tea will be dispensed with. I, Han, am afraid that you might poison me, so I am here today to collect the annual tribute."
Many of the Black Sand Gang knights behind Han Lu dismounted and looked at the Gu Family Village warriors with arrogance.
Gu Xiaojiang next to Gu Sheng looked at him with fire in his eyes, and he could only snort in his heart.
Gu Changming's expression froze, and his smile gradually faded away.
"Deputy Gang Leader Han Since you don't want to drink tea, let's count this year's annual payment. It's the same as in previous years, it's still two thousand taels of silver."
Listen to these two thousand taels of silver.
Gu Family Village Everyone's breath was stagnant and they clenched their fists. This was a living bloodletting on Gu Family Village's body!
Anyone would be angry if two achievements of a year's income were taken away like this.
But there is no way.
The situation is stronger than the people. If you can't beat it, you have to surrender and resist, but the price is too high.
"Wait!"
Han Lu shouted, stopping Gu Changming from talking.
"Last year, there were a lot of rebels and bandits around. I Black Sand Gang killed and injured many of these bandits, so this year——"
"You have to pay more!"
He stared at Gu Changming, glanced at the people around him, and spoke slowly, with a sound like a bell.
"Three thousand taels! This year's annual supply is three thousand taels!"
Wow——
After Han Lu finished speaking, Gu Family Village was immediately in an uproar.
It rose from two thousand taels to three thousand taels, a full increase of 50%, which was almost 30% of Gu Family Village's annual income!
Gu Jingang, who had been silent until now, strode out and roared:
"People named Han, don't go too far. Do you really think that we Gu Family Village are easy to bully?!"
His whole body was vibrating with energy and blood, and the power of light red energy and blood lingered around him. His fists turned blue and black, and he looked very fierce.
Many Gu Family Village warriors behind him followed closely behind, looking angrily at the Black Sand Gang crowd.
Han Lu was unafraid, he sneered.
"Tsk, it turns out that the breakthrough has reached minor accomplishment in Blood Refining, no wonder you are so confident!"
"Unfortunately, I, Han, am not bad either!"
He picked up the meteor hammer and slammed it. With a bang, the meteor hammer hit the bluestone bricks, creating a huge hole. Cracks spread and the martial arts arena was in a mess.
Under the shock of energy and blood, his momentum is not inferior to Gu Jingang, and even slightly surpasses it.
The Black Sand Gang people behind him also stepped forward, all of them with fierce expressions. These are the people who lick blood with their sword heads, and their evil aura surpasses that of ordinary warriors.
In the battle for county power, Black Sand Gang also gained a lot of benefits.
Han Lu's realm has also been broken through.
Gu Jingang discoloration.
Han Lu swept through the crowd like a demonstration and snorted coldly:
"I, Mr. Han, am reasonable. I am not here to fight with you today. Let me tell you, Li Family Fort and Swallow Fort have already paid the tribute for three thousand two years. If you Gu Family Village are not willing, then we will have a long time to come."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you that there are many wild bandits around. Without my deterrence and cleanup, Black Sand Gang, if Gu Family Village encounters trouble in the future, don't blame us for not fulfilling our responsibilities."
"The horse bandit who attacked Li Family Fort at night some time ago has been caught by our gang leader. This is the benefit of your payment."
Gu Family Village Everyone cursed in their hearts.
Gu Sheng couldn't help but be speechless. This person was indeed telling lies.
Gu Changming's face turned pale, he took a deep breath and said:
"Three thousand taels is too much. If you insist on doing this, aren't you afraid of being blamed by the county captain?"
Han Lu laughed wildly.
"You still expect the county captain to support you? Let me tell you, what the county captain hates the most is you, the wallflowers on both sides of the wall, tsk..."
This slight tut of unknown meaning immediately made Gu Changming's heart tremble.
I didn't choose to take sides at first, but now I have finally tasted the consequences.
He knows.
I'm afraid I have to hand over the three thousand taels today.
The county captain turned a blind eye. No wonder Black Sand Gang dared to be so arrogant.
Paying an extra thousand taels is better than being on the wrong team like Li Family Fort.
"Take out another thousand taels."
Gu Changming took a deep breath, closed his eyes and shouted in a deep voice.
"Changming!"
Gu Jingang was anxious, and Gu Dajiang also looked at Gu Changming.
"Go get it!"
Gu Family Village The warriors looked at each other, feeling extremely aggrieved. Someone sighed heavily and turned around to bring in another box of silver.
Three boxes, exactly three thousand taels.
Han Lu reached out and picked up three boxes of silver, as if playing with toys, and he laughed.
"You Gu Changming are still sensible, wouldn't it be over already? What to do if everyone is unhappy?"
"Don't worry, we Black Sand Gang will naturally do our part after receiving the money. The bandits outside will be kept in good hands by you, but if there are new ones popping up somewhere, we can't control them -"
Han Lu ignored the ugly faces of Gu Family Village and walked away with the gang members laughing.
Do you really expect Black Sand Gang to clean up the bandits?
Black Sand Gang It's better if he doesn't come to rob!
Gu Sheng looked at Han Lu's back, his eyes calm, just watching quietly, expressionless.
Gu Xiaojiang had already clenched his fists, his nails dug into his flesh, and his face turned red.
The rest of the people were dejected, Black Sand Gang showed off their strength, but he could only swallow his anger. This feeling was so oppressive that it even made people question the meaning of his hard training in martial arts.
Gu Changming saw everyone's expressions in his eyes, and deep in his eyes was suppressed a heavy anger.
"Go and invite the clan elders to discuss matters."
He turned and left, his deep voice echoing in everyone's ears.