Robbers Threaten the City

"Master, should we leave this town and find another shelter?" Xiao Chen felt that the two of them needed to heed the warnings given by the two city gatekeepers.

Fang An stroked his chin, "Master has passed this area several times, no villages or towns can be reached in one day's journey around here."

The rain was getting heavier followed by strong winds, the city streets were so quiet and those who traded on the side of the road had long since cleared their wares.

"No need to worry too much, we just deal with the problems that come one by one. Now the most important thing is finding a roof to shelter and fill the stomach." Fang An chuckled.

The clothes of the two were already soaked, Fang An was more worried that Xiao Chen would fall sick from the rain. Xiao Chen must have chuckled when he heard Fang An's thoughts, the cold Jade Grass River had often made Xiao Chen feel cold because rain like this was almost meaningless.

A few moments later the two arrived at a modest inn. The inn was so quiet as if there was no life, it seemed that there were no guests apart from the two.

The middle-aged woman sitting at the reception desk raised her eyebrows when she saw Fang An and Xiao Chen enter the inn. The woman seemed not to expect any guests staying at her place.

"We would like to order two rooms and hot dishes…"

With the money Liu Cheng got earlier and also the fact that they often slept under the sky, Fang An felt that there was no need to be so frugal. Fang An booked two rooms because seeing that there were many empty rooms, Xiao Chen also felt that it would be more flexible to practice if he had his own room.

The storm would probably last a few days, Xiao Chen planned to use this time to fully train.

Fang An and Xiao Chen entered their respective rooms to change, the innkeeper had also provided towels and dry clothes for the two of them.

"In the evening there will be warm water available in the public baths... Dishes please be eaten at the table provided in the main room." The middle-aged woman explained.

Xiao Chen left the room after changing clothes, he headed for the main hall meant to eat some food. His stomach felt so hungry because he hadn't eaten anything since morning.

"Just some hot soup, I'll cook something else, please wait a moment…" The innkeeper had just placed a pot of soup on one of the main room's tables when Xiao Chen entered the room.

Xiao Chen nodded slowly, he took an empty bowl and filled it with warm soup. Not long after Xiao Chen started to enjoy the hot soup, Fang An entered the room. Both enjoy the soup to warm the body.

The middle-aged woman returned with a few dishes, but all the dishes she brought were vegetables without a hint of meat or fish.

"Madam, can you cook us some meat? Money is not a problem…" Fang An took out a gold coin.

"Sorry sir, it's not a question of money but there's no meat or wine at my place." Answer the woman slowly.

Xiao Chen raised his eyebrows, slightly disbelieving while Fang An nodded slowly, "If that's the case, we'll just enjoy it as it is."

Fang An took one vegetable and placed it on Xiao Chen's plate, "Chen'er ate a lot, although there is no meat but this is hot food."

Xiao Chen nodded slowly and the two of them started to eat, a few moments later Fang An noticed that the innkeeper was still standing nearby and staring at the two.

"What's wrong madam?" asked Fang An.

The woman seemed to have woken up from her reverie, she looked doubtful before finally speaking, "Sir, it's best if after you finish eating, leave this city immediately."

Xiao Chen almost choked on the vegetables he was about to swallow, they were again asked to leave this city. Fang An was also confused by the innkeeper's attitude.

If two different people have said the same thing, there must be a reason behind it.

"Sorry madam, can you explain why you say that?" Fang An asked with a smile, "Maybe I can help if this city has a problem."

The middle-aged woman looked doubtful, "Sir, are you a warrior?"

Fang An and Xiao Chen had indeed wrapped their swords in cloth upon entering the city so neither of them looked like warriors except for people from the martial world who might know the uniform of the Valley of the Hundred Swords.

"You could say that… Do you need the help of a warrior?"

The middle-aged woman didn't explain the situation the city was in but suddenly knelt down and started crying, "Master Warrior, if that's the case could you take my daughter out of this town with your skills? Please help my daughter get out of this city…"

Fang An tried to calm the woman down while Xiao Chen chose to continue filling his stomach. From the woman's reaction, Xiao Chen already had an idea of ​​the situation.

In the end, Fang An managed to get the woman to tell the city's problems. Several months ago this small town was visited by a group of heavily armed robbers, most of these robbers had martial arts skills and left the guards unable to do anything about it.

This band of robbers did not plunder the city directly but demanded that the city pay tribute in no small amount every month. If the residents were unable to comply, ten girls would be taken to be sold as slaves.

When the robbers left the city, the mayor immediately sent a letter asking for help from the government and nearby white sects who previously protected this city from threats.

A few days after the mayor sent the letter, a group of warriors from the white sect did come to protect this city but when the band of robbers came back, these warriors were all killed by the leader of the robbers who turned out to be high level warriors.

The band of robbers became enraged because the city violated their ban, the mayor was killed and his head hung for seven days at the city gates as a warning to those who intended to fight again.

It didn't stop there, the robbers also took twenty girls from this city to be used as slaves.

Several months have passed since that day, most of the residents have run out of money and a few days ago the band of robbers collected their tribute but the residents were unable to pay it.

The band of robbers threatened that if they returned to the city they could not provide the money they asked for, then all the girls would be taken as slaves and all the remaining residents would be killed by them.

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