After I became a passerby, I saved the villain's family

Late at night, in a deserted mountain village.

At this time, except for a few people on patrol, everyone else had turned off the lights and gone to sleep.

Today it was Burch's turn to patrol the mountain. He carried a lantern and walked out of the village, all the way to the foot of the mountain.

Arriving at the foot of the mountain, Birch looked around cautiously. After making sure there was no other movement around, he circled his index finger and thumb, put them in his mouth and whistled -

"Beep——"

After a while, a carrier pigeon swooped over and circled above his head.

Birch raised his arm and the carrier pigeon landed steadily on his forearm.

Birch tied the prepared secret letter to the pigeon's foot.

He waved his arm forward, and the pigeon spread its wings and flew towards the city.

At this time, the East Palace.

Xiao Yujing had just finished washing up and was about to lie down to rest when Eunuch Luo slowly lowered the bed curtain.

Jia Zuo hurried to the hall, his tone somewhat excited:

"Your Highness, there is news from Birch!"

Xiao Yujing slowly sat up and stretched his hand out of the bed curtain.

Jiazuo quickly handed over the secret letter.

Xiao Yujing withdrew his hand, opened the secret letter and read it carefully.

"Master Jia, how is the staffing arrangement going?" Xiao Yujing asked.

"Your Highness, General Jiang has already arranged the people. Now a large number of officers and soldiers are surrounding the barren mountain and have been waiting for a long time!" Jia Zuo said respectfully.

"Well, let's do it." Xiao Yujing's faint voice came.

"Yes! Your Highness!" Jiazuo took the order and left.

The bandits in the deserted mountains have been doing evil for so many years, it's time to eradicate them!

Xiao Yujing looked at the little bamboo rabbit hanging above the bed curtain and couldn't help but smile.

Li'er, you are really my lucky star.

Eunuch Luo looked at Jia Zuo who was obviously excited and sighed silently.

Alas, Your Highness may not be able to sleep again tonight...

barren mountain.

Burch held a lantern, patrolled the foot of the mountain, and slowly walked back to the village.

Arriving at the door of his room and looking at the bright lights inside, Birch keenly sensed a hint of something unusual.

He pushed open the door and saw the village chief, deputy chief, Commander Huang, and several bandits surrounding his room.

Burch looked horrified, "Greetings to the village chief and deputy village chief..."

Commander Huang came over and shouted in a low voice, "Where have you been so late at night?!"

Burch acted innocent and said, "It's my turn to patrol tonight. I just went to patrol the mountain."

Commander Huang naturally knew that he had gone to patrol the mountains.

Just as he fell asleep tonight, he was dragged out of bed and told that the village chief was looking for the person who had been with him during the day.

He quickly put on his clothes and came out to tell the village leader Wang San that he was going on patrol.

The village chief said nothing and sat quietly in Wang San's room waiting.

Commander Huang was sweating coldly while waiting. He thought that Wang San had offended the village chief during the day, and he was really worried for him.

"Look, village chief, Wang San just went to patrol the mountains, and it was me who arranged the duty shifts." Commander Huang apologized with a smile.

"Wang San?" The village chief raised his eyelids and spoke coldly.

"Yes, yes, this kid's name is Wang San. He was wanted by the government for killing a family of his neighbors. When he was escaping, he accidentally ran into a deserted mountain. I found him when I was on patrol, so I took him in."

The village chief said nothing, his fingers constantly stroking the big knife in his hand.

The deputy village chief narrowed his shrewd eyes slightly, and his voice was as cold as a poisonous snake.

"How long have you been in the village?"

"In reply to the deputy village chief, he came..."

"I didn't ask you!"

The deputy village chief interrupted Commander Huang and stared at Birch coldly.

"Speak for yourself!"

Burch lowered his head and spoke slowly: "Deputy village chief, I have been in the village for half a year."

"What date?"

"March 2nd."

"Why did you take refuge in the barren mountains?"

"I killed a whole family of my neighbors and had nowhere to hide, so I had to flee to the deserted mountains."

"How many people were killed?"

"A family of four."

"Why did you kill someone?"

"...When he asked to marry the other family's daughter, he was rejected and got angry and... "

"Humph, what a ruthless master! Who else is in the family?"

"My mother died of illness before, and now there is no one else in the family."

Commander Huang listened to the two people talking back and forth, and for some reason, cold sweat broke out on his back.

The deputy village chief kept staring at Birch, trying to see even the slightest sign of lying on his face.

But it didn't.

He shook his head slightly at the village chief.

The village chief put down the sword in his hand, stood up, and slowly walked towards Birch.

Birch's head hung even lower.

"Murder? Mother?"

"You're such a good storyteller."

Burch knelt down immediately and said, "Village leader, everything I said is true, I am not lying!"

The village chief looked coldly at the man kneeling on the ground.

"Tell me! What is your purpose in entering the mountain stronghold? Are you a lackey of the imperial court?!"

Burch was startled and pretended to be ignorant and scared, "Village leader, I, I don't know what you are talking about..."

Commander Huang also pleaded for him, "Village leader, Wang San has been working diligently since he came to the village, and he is also loyal to you. He can't be a member of the imperial court!"

The village chief snorted coldly, bent down, reached out to grab Birch's chin, and forced him to raise his head.

"Commander Huang, take a good look at your men."

As he spoke, he touched the side of Burch's face and tore it hard, and the human skin mask on Burch's face was torn off completely.

Commander Huang looked at the unfamiliar face in front of him in disbelief.

"Who are you? Where is Wang San?"

Seeing that his identity was exposed, Burch no longer hid.

"I have already arranged for a wicked man who killed his neighbor just to vent his anger to meet the King of Hell!"

"You!" Commander Huang pointed at him angrily, speechless.

The village chief stood up and kicked him to the ground.

"Tell me, were you sent by the court?"

Burch held his stomach, supported his body with his arms, and sneered, "I don't know what you are talking about..."

The village chief kicked him down again and said, "If you were not sent by the imperial court, then what was your intention in killing Wang San and replacing him in the village?!"

Burch took the kick again.

The people arranged by His Highness have not arrived yet, and he alone cannot compete with the entire village.

"Ahem... didn't I just say that Wang San caused the innocent death of another family, so he deserved it." Burch coughed up a mouthful of blood, "I'm just doing justice for the heavens!"

"What a great justice for heaven." The village chief picked up the big knife beside him and said, "Since you don't want to tell me, then you can save it and explain it to the King of Hell!"

The two bandits immediately stepped forward, clamped Birch tightly on the left and right, and pressed him to the ground.

After the village chief finished speaking, he raised his sword and chopped at Birch's head.

Just as Birch was about to break free, he heard an anxious voice:

"Report——"

"Master, this is bad! A group of soldiers are rushing up the mountain and will soon reach the gate of the mountain village!"

A bandit hurried into the house.

"What did you say?!"