Bab 1043: Hukuman Para Bandit (1)
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"Nian Ye, kenapa kau juga ditangkap?"
Seorang wanita yang lebih tua, yang mengenakan jubah pendek bermotif bunga, langsung menyadari Gu Ruoyun begitu ia masuk ke alun-alun dan tampak sedikit terkejut. Ia lalu berseru dengan marah, "Para bandit ini sungguh tidak punya rasa kemanusiaan! Mereka bahkan tidak membiarkan seorang gadis. Lagipula, dia hanya orang yang kebetulan lewat, tetapi kali ini, dia ikut terseret oleh Wind Fall Village."
Gu Ruoyun tersenyum lembut dan bertanya, "Bibi Hua, apakah para bandit ini sangat kuat?"
"Tentu saja," desah Bibi Hua. "Katanya, Pemimpin para bandit ini adalah raja bela diri! Bagi kami orang biasa, raja bela diri itu sungguh tak terkalahkan! Sepertinya Wind Fall Village habis kali ini."
Seorang raja bela diri?
Gu Ruoyun mengangkat bahunya.
Ada banyak raja bela diri di Wilayah Blok Utara sehingga mereka tidak dianggap terlalu menonjol. Namun, bagaimana mungkin mereka sampai harus menjarah penduduk desa?
Lagipula, secara umum, kultivator adalah golongan yang sangat angkuh. Mereka selalu memandang rendah siapa pun yang menyerang orang biasa! Karena itu, meskipun orang biasa memang ada di benua ini, mereka selalu hidup damai dan tak terusik.
"Nian Ye, kalau kau punya kesempatan, larilah saja. Jangan khawatirkan kami. Para bandit ini tidak pernah berkedip saat membunuh, jadi tidak ada kebaikan yang bisa didapat dari jatuh ke tangan mereka."
Dalam keadaan seperti itu, beberapa penduduk desa yang sederhana masih mengkhawatirkan keselamatan Gu Ruoyun. Itu membuatnya cukup tersentuh.
"Jangan khawatir, serahkan saja masalah ini kepadaku."
Gu Ruoyun tersenyum dan mengalihkan pandangannya ke arah bandit yang berada paling depan di antara kelompok itu.
"Serahkan kepadamu?" Bibi Hua tertegun dan tidak mengerti maksud kata-kata Gu Ruoyun. "Nian Ye, aku tahu kau bukan orang biasa, jadi mungkin kau juga seorang kultivator. Namun, kekuatan para bandit ini tidak seperti orang lain. Kalau kau menyerbu ke arah mereka, kau akan dirugikan!"
Penduduk desa ini tidak pernah meninggalkan Wind Fall Village seumur hidup mereka sehingga mereka tidak benar-benar memahami dunia di luar. Karena itu, ketika menghadapi raja bela diri yang bahkan tidak layak disebut, mereka seperti dewa di mata penduduk desa.
Gu Ruoyun mengangkat bahunya dan membawa senyum acuh di wajahnya seolah-olah ia tidak mendengar seruan Bibi Hua.
Ketika Bibi Hua menyadari bahwa Gu Ruoyun tidak menggubris peringatannya, ia menjadi cemas. "Nian Ye, aku lihat kau masih sangat muda dan bahkan jika kau memang memiliki bakat yang cukup bagus, kau pasti hanya berada di
Chapter 1043: The Bandits’ Punishment (1)
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"Nian Ye, why have you been captured as well?"
An older woman, who was dressed in short robes with a floral pattern, noticed Gu Ruoyun immediately as she entered the square and looked mildly shocked. She then cried out angrily, "These bandits simply have no humanity! They wouldn’t even spare a maiden. Furthermore, she’s only a passerby yet this time, she has been dragged down by the Wind Fall Village."
Gu Ruoyun smiled gently as she asked, "Auntie Hua, are these bandits very powerful?"
"Of course they are," sighed Auntie Hua. "Apparently, the Leader of these bandits is a Martial King! To us common folk, a Martial King is simply invincible! It looks that the Wind Fall Village is finished this time."
A Martial King?
Gu Ruoyun shrugged her shoulders.
There were numerous Martial Kings in the Northern Block Territory so they were not considered to be particularly outstanding. However, how could they have possibly been reduced to looting from villagers?
After all, generally speaking, cultivators were a very proud bunch. They have always viewed anyone attacking the common folk with disdain! Hence, even though common folk does exist on the mainland, they have always lived peaceful and untouched lives.
"Nian Ye, if you get the chance, just run. Don’t worry about us. These bandies have never blinked whenever it comes to murder so no good can come from falling into their hands."
Under these circumstances, some of the simple villagers were still worried about Gu Ruoyun’s safety. It made her feel rather touched.
"Don’t worry, just leave this matter to me."
Gu Ruoyun smiled and turned her gaze towards the bandit at the foremost of the group.
"Leave it to you?" Auntie Hua was stunned and she could not understand the meaning behind Gu Ruoyun’s words. "Nian Ye, I know that you’re not an average person so perhaps you’re a cultivator too. However, these bandits’ powers aren’t like anyone else’s. If you rush towards them, you’ll lose out!"
These villagers have never left Wind Fall Village all their life so they do not really understand the world outside. Therefore, when it comes to the insignificant Martial Kings who were not even worth mentioning, they were like gods in the villager’s eyes.
Gu Ruoyun shrugged her shoulders and carried a nonchalant smile on her face as if she had not heard Auntie Hua’s exclamation.
When Auntie Hua noticed that Gu Ruoyun had paid no notice to her warning, she became anxious. "Nian Ye, I see that you’re still very young and even if you do have pretty good talent, you must only be at the rank of a Martial General now. You’re no match for those bandits."
The Black Mountain Cliff Bandits have always mentioned that their leader has great power and Martial Kings at their Leader’s age were too few to count. Hence, to the villagers, regardless of how talented she was, Gu Ruoyun’s young age could only mean that she must be a Martial General.
However, the guileless Auntie Hua was not aware that there was such a thing called bragging in this world!
"It looks like everyone is here now."
The head of the bandits stood up from his chair and swept his fearsome gaze across the villagers cowering beneath him. His face carried a cruel sneer as he said, "Today, I’m going to make an announcement! The Wind Fall Villagers shall contribute one woman to the Black Cliff Mountain Bandits every month. If you miss out on one month, I’ll come down to the Wind Fall Village and kill two people!"
What?
Hearing this, the men of Wind Fall Village exploded with rage.
"You want us to use our women in exchange for us to drag out an ignoble existence? We won’t do this! This is a complete damage to our honor as men!"
"That’s right! Brothers, we’re not going to listen to these bandits anymore! We can deal with the fact that he’s making us contribute a big half of our food every year but now he’s making grand designs over our wives and daughter! A real man would never allow anyone to tarnish our wives! I’d rather die than allow anyone to abuse my family!"
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