Chapter 21 Cartilage Powder

Zhao Kuo came to Zhou Chen early the next morning. His purpose was very simple. During this period, the bandits from Zhengyi Village had been going down the mountain to rob the people of their money and food. Now the government had to free up its hands to deal with Zhengyi Village.

The government is not afraid of the bandits at all when it comes to rotating troops, but there is only Zhao Kuo on the yamen's side with high-end combat power, while there are two big bosses in Zhengyi Village. The purpose of coming here today is to ask Zhou Chen for help.

Although Zhou Chen planned to exchange the bandit's head for silver, he didn't expect to have to do it so soon, and together with the government. Although it would be much safer to act with the government, it would be hard to say what the reward would be.

Zhao Kuo saw through Zhou Chen's little thoughts and said, "Don't worry, brother Zhou. Lord Xia said that you won't let your efforts be in vain. After you wipe out the bandits, the government will give you two hundred taels as a reward."

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"You don't have to worry too much. This time, in addition to you, we have also invited many good fighters in the city to help. Although they are all low-ranking warriors, they are also a group of good helpers."

Leng Yiyao stood beside and pushed Zhou Chen. Zhou Chen turned around and saw Leng Yiyao gently shaking her head.

Naturally, this move could not escape Zhao Kuo's eyes. "Actually, you don't have to worry. If you are defeated by the bandits, just run away, brother Zhou. I will never stop you and I promise that I will not cause trouble for you afterwards. How about that?"
Without waiting for Zhou Chen to speak, the usually timid Leng Yiyao spoke first this time, "Captain Zhao, my brother Chen is not strong enough, so we won't go this time."

"Yiyao, it's okay. I have confidence in my ability."

"No, what if something goes wrong? You promised me that you would take care of me," he said with his eyes reddened.

"Okay, there's no rush to suppress the bandits. The government office still needs a few days to prepare. If Brother Zhou wants to go, just come to the government office and find me in three days." After saying that, he left Zhou Chen's place.

After Zhao Kuo left, Zhou Chen still wanted to persuade Leng Yiyao, but Leng Yiyao just said "No" and went back to the room, leaving Zhou Chen standing there alone.

Zhou Chen was stunned for a long time and then he sighed and gave up the idea, "Forget it, I don't need the two hundred taels of silver anyway."

In the county government office: "Do you think he will come?"
"My lord, I feel that Zhou Chen cares a lot about that woman. Today, that woman spoke very harshly, so I guess she can't come."

"Since we can't come, let's use some tricks."

"Please give me some advice, sir."

"Didn't the third in command of Zhengyi Village be killed by him a few days ago? Go and find a way to pass this news to Zhengyi Village."

"Your Excellency is wise."

Late at night, the lights in Justice Village were on. Shen Feiyun, the head of Justice Hall, was sitting on a chair with a gloomy face. At this time, a small follower quickly ran in.

Shen Feiyun glared at the little minion so hard that he sat down on the ground and said, "What's going on in the middle of the night?"

The little minions were so frightened that they could hardly speak clearly, "Master Huihui, we caught a hunter at the gate of the mountain stronghold."

"Do you need to tell me about this kind of thing? Just kill him directly."

"But, but the hunter said he knew who killed the third in command."

As soon as these words came out, Shen Feiyun flashed in front of the minion and asked, "Where is the person?"
"It's right outside." Then he shouted outside, "Li Ergou, come in quickly."

After Li Ergou came in, he knelt down in front of Shen Feiyun and said, "Member Li Ergou meets the boss." As soon as he finished speaking, he felt his body lighten. Shen Feiyun grabbed his collar with one hand and lifted him up.

"Tell me, who did it? How dare you lie to me? I will make you live a life worse than death." Seeing Shen Feiyun's ferocious expression, Li Ergou was so scared that his crotch got wet instantly, "Boss, I can tell you, but..."

Shen Feiyun glanced at Li Ergou's crotch and sneered, "With your character, you still want to negotiate with me?"
After hearing Shen Feiyun's words, Li Ergou instantly gave up his previous idea. He was about to tell Shen Feiyun everything he knew, but Shen Feiyun said, "If the news is true, I can make you the new third in command of Zhengyi Village."

"Thank you, boss."

Shen Feiyun put Li Ergou down and then quickly returned to his seat and said, "Go ahead."

Then Li Ergou told Shen Feiyun everything he knew. Shen Feiyun had a blank expression on his face after listening to what Li Ergou said. Li Ergou couldn't tell what Shen Feiyun's mood was at the moment, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

After about ten minutes, Shen Feiyun let out a long sigh and said, "From now on, you are the third in command of my Justice Village."

Li Ergou was very excited and said "Thank you, Boss!" The little henchman next to him also quickly congratulated him and said "Congratulations, Third Boss!"

"Third brother, please take your men and capture Zhou Chen tonight. I want him alive, not dead."

"Boss, you are putting me in a difficult position. Zhou Chen is an expert. How can I catch him? You are asking me to die."

"Take this," the boss took out a bag from his arms and threw it to Li Ergou, "This is called cartilage powder. Even a ninth-rank master will lose his combat effectiveness on the spot after eating it."

Li Ergou took the soft bone powder and bowed, saying "Ergou will never let big brother down". That night, Li Ergou left Zhengyi Village with a dozen bandits.

On the morning of the second day, Li Ergou came to Zhou Chen. After what happened last time, Zhou Chen didn't like this guy and didn't give him a good look, asking "What are you doing here?"

After a burst of flattery, Li Ergou stated his purpose, "Brother Chen, I also want to learn martial arts and become a master like you. I beg you to accept me. As long as you accept me, I will follow your lead in the future."

"I won't accept you, just go away," and then he closed the door and ignored him. Looking at the cold door, Li Ergou thought to himself, "This trick doesn't work, I have to try another way." Then Li Ergou left. Although he left, he left someone in the dark to observe Zhou Chen.

It was not until the afternoon that someone came to report that Zhou Chen had gone out. Li Ergou took people to Zhou Chen's house without saying a word. Seeing seven or eight people rushing into the house, Leng Yiyao shouted instinctively.

As a result, her mouth was stuffed after she shouted. Then everyone tied up Leng Yiyao and took her away. Due to the cold weather, there were few villagers outside, and they were cautious, so no one noticed that Leng Yiyao was kidnapped.

About half an hour later, Zhou Chen returned home with some sweet potatoes. After entering the room, he found it messy. He felt something was wrong. He threw down the sweet potatoes and shouted Leng Yiyao's name, but as expected, no one responded.

After the last incident of borrowing food, the villagers were very grateful to Zhou Chen. After learning that Leng Yiyao was missing, all the villagers helped him look for her.

But he couldn't find her after searching the entire village. At this time, Li Ergou was sitting at home eating meat, and opposite him sat Leng Yiyao, who was tied up and had tears on her face.

Li Ergou smiled, took a sip of wine and said, "Yiyao, after I get rid of Zhou Chen, you will be mine."

Leng Yiyao wanted to scold him, but her mouth was stuffed and she could only make whimpering sounds.

"Hey, Third Commander, in my opinion, you'd better do it with this girl right now to avoid any more trouble. As far as I know, Second Command likes this kind of thing very much. If it's too late, I guess you will only be able to call him sister-in-law."

Seeing Li Ergou's eyes becoming fiery, Leng Yiyao was so scared that he wanted to step back, but his body was tied up and he couldn't move. After all his efforts, he only moved a small distance.

(End of this chapter)