Chapter 72: Gratitude For A Single cake From Back Then, Now I’ll Protect Your Whole Family!
“Benefactor…”
Xiao Ta was overjoyed.
The benefactor had come; they were saved!
“It’s you…”
The old man also recognized Ji Qing.
He pulled Xiao Hong along and immediately wanted to kneel before Ji Qing.
But Ji Qing supported the old man and said indifferently, “Xiao Ta still knows to repay gratitude for a single cake a hundredfold. For that initial gratitude for a single cake, now I will protect your whole family! Xiao Ta, take them inside to hide and don’t come out.”
“I’ll guard right here today!”
Ji Qing even moved out a chair and placed it outside the room, then quietly sat on the chair.
“Good!”
Xiao Ta immediately took the old man and Xiao Hong into the room to hide.
Time passed bit by bit.
It was getting more and more chaotic outside.
All sorts of shouts of killing were incessant.
One could even see blazing fires burning everywhere, and the air was filled with a thick bloody smell.
As night gradually fell, it became even more dangerous outside.
At this time, Xiao Ta came out with a few cakes and handed them to Ji Qing.
“Benefactor, eat something to fill your stomach first.”
Ji Qing nodded.
Although his internal energy was profound enough to go a long time without eating, it was naturally better to have something to eat.
“Benefactor, when will the chaos in the city subside?”
Xiao Ta asked.
The old man and Xiao Hong also craned their necks to look at Ji Qing.
Clearly, this was a question they all cared about.
“If the county magistrate here has any capability, one night is enough to suppress the riot. Basically by dawn, the riot will end, and the city will return to calm.”
Ji Qing answered.
He had wandered around the whole Boyang City for several days and knew its weaknesses.
Displaced people bursting out temporarily, relying on numbers, ferocity, and surprise, could disrupt the entire Boyang City.
But once Boyang City reacted, the displaced people couldn’t achieve much.
The reason was simple: the displaced people had no leader.
It was all just an outburst of contradictions.
Not a “rebel army”.
If the displaced people became a “rebel army”, then Boyang City would be in danger.
Ji Qing finished eating the cakes and continued guarding.
Fortunately, luck was good; no displaced people rushed into the courtyard.
“Run, run fast…”
Suddenly, a panicked voice came from outside the room.
Immediately after, a woman brought several children and drilled into the courtyard.
But as soon as the woman drilled into the courtyard, she saw Ji Qing sitting on the chair, his gaze falling on her like a blade.
“Ah…”
“I… I’m Da Zhuang’s wife, Old Liu…”
The woman held her children, her gaze on Ji Qing filled with great fear.
Old Liu came out of the room at this time, his gaze also falling on the woman.
“It’s really Da Zhuang’s wife? Why did you bring the children here, where’s Da Zhuang?”
Old Liu asked.
Seeing Old Liu, the woman breathed a sigh of relief.
But immediately after, the woman cried out, “Old Liu, Da Zhuang was hacked to death by displaced people. My children and I hid and escaped by luck, but it’s too chaotic outside, and displaced people keep rushing out from homes. If we’re discovered, we have no way to live.”
“So, I brought the children to see if the neighbors can shelter us for one night…”
With that, the woman knelt down.
She had also seen the several corpses on the ground.
Those were the corpses of displaced people.
Being able to kill several displaced people meant he was definitely not an ordinary person and could protect her and the children.
“Great Hero, what do you think…”
Old Liu looked toward Ji Qing.
After all, they were neighbors, and Da Zhuang had even grown up under Old Liu’s watch.
Yet now he had died unjustly.
Now Da Zhuang’s wife and children were begging for his shelter; how could he bear to drive them away?
But the one truly guarding here was Ji Qing.
He had to get Ji Qing’s agreement.
“I said, for gratitude for a single cake, I will protect your whole family. As long as they are in your room, you can shelter whoever you want.”
Old Liu was overjoyed.
“Da Zhuang’s wife, hurry and thank the Great Hero?”
The woman immediately kowtowed to Ji Qing, and the other children did the same.
Then they quickly went into the room.
Old Liu had a kind heart and couldn’t bear to see neighbors killed by displaced people.
And Da Zhuang’s wife and family were just the beginning.
One after another, people came to Old Liu’s courtyard, kowtowed to Ji Qing in thanks, and then ran into the room.
The small room was already packed with dozens of people.
“It’s right here, I saw it clearly; some women and children hid inside. City women have fair skin and smell fragrant all over; that taste must be different…”
Outside, a group of displaced people rushed into the courtyard.
Moreover, some displaced people had personally seen the woman and children hide in the courtyard.
They had come specifically for these women.
As soon as the riot started in the city, the displaced people ran wild, burning, killing, looting, and committing all kinds of evil.
As soon as the displaced people entered the courtyard, they immediately saw the three headless corpses on the ground and were startled.
They looked up and saw a figure sitting on a chair outside the room, blocking the way inside.
Black clothes, conical hat, long saber.
Filthy all over, like a beggar.
This appearance was no different from them, the displaced people.
“Hey, looking at you, you’re also a displaced person, yet you want to protect these city folk? But you’re just one person, and we have dozens; can you protect them?”
Indeed, there were dozens of displaced people.
And each had a weapon in hand.
“Those who approach, die!”
Ji Qing’s expression was very calm, but his words were filled with murderous intent.
“There are city women inside; kill him, and we all get to have fun!”
The displaced people were now completely mad.
Where was their usual honest and docile nature?
They had all become bloodthirsty hungry wolves.
Thus, as soon as the words fell, the displaced people charged toward Ji Qing.
Five zhang, three zhang, one zhang…
When the displaced people rushed within one zhang of Ji Qing.
“Clang”.
Ji Qing drew sword.
It was already night now.
A dazzling blade light was extremely striking in the darkness.
Everyone was immersed in this dazzling blade light.
A cold sensation appeared on the skin of their necks.
Many displaced people widened their eyes and suddenly clutched their necks.
“Pfft”.
Streams of blood sprayed out.
Every displaced person who approached within one zhang of Ji Qing now clutched their necks and fell to the ground.
In the blink of an eye, the ground was dyed red with blood.
The displaced people still behind all drew in a sharp breath.
That was over a dozen people.
Slaughtered instantly like killing chickens.
Moreover, they hadn’t even seen how he drew sword.
“Martial artist?”
Some displaced people also knew about Jianghu and martial artists.
Seeing Ji Qing’s terrifying saber technique, how could they not know they had provoked a martial artist from Jianghu?
“Clang”.
The displaced people immediately dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground: “Great Hero, spare us! We lost our heads; it was just because we were too hungry to bear it… Please, Great Hero, run for your life…”
The displaced people were just a rabble; seeing Ji Qing so terrifying, how could they dare to fight?
They all knelt and begged for mercy.
“Scram!”
As Ji Qing’s words fell, the displaced people were instantly overjoyed and immediately got up and fled the courtyard.
“Ah…”
“Who are you?”
“Spare me…”
But as soon as this group of displaced people fled the courtyard, miserable howls rang out.
Soon, there was no more movement outside the courtyard.
Three unfamiliar figures walked in from outside.
All three were holding sabers.
“Drip”.
Drops of blood trickled down from the blades.
“Scared witless, they’re useless; keeping them just wastes grain, might as well slaughter them all!”
The three figures approached step by step with their sabers and stopped three zhang away from Ji Qing.
“Didn’t expect there’d be a Jianghu person wanting to play hero and shelter women, children, elderly, and weak. Since that trash couldn’t handle you, we’ll send you on your way!”
The three figures emanated icy killing intent.
Martial artists!
These three were Jianghu people.
And not weak ones; each was a second-rate martial artist.
For there to be Jianghu martial artists participating in this Boyang City displaced people riot?
This was beyond Ji Qing’s expectations.
“Jianghu people generally don’t meddle in government affairs; who are you?”
Ji Qing asked.
“We are…”
The three were halfway through speaking.
“Whoosh”.
Blade light chilling.
The three had no martial virtue at all and suddenly launched a sneak attack.
Moreover, all three attacked together, their blade light instantly enveloping Ji Qing.
“Didn’t your master tell you not to waste words before acting? Not even fully grown yet and playing hero; die!”
Fierce grins appeared on the three faces.
With the three’s martial arts, a joint sneak attack meant certain death for whoever the opponent was!
