Chapter 110 - Struggle in Ancient Times - NovelsTime

Struggle in Ancient Times

Chapter 110

Author: NovelBin
updatedAt: 2025-04-21

“It’s time for us to leave. Stop looking and let’s go, uncle,” Huang Hao said.

“I’m afraid we won’t be able to see each other again for a year and a half!” Huang Yujin said bitterly.

“Just wait until they return with glory. Let’s go away now!” Teacher Li said, minding his own business and left.

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Xiao Qiu drove the ox cart on the front with Liao Ming, who bored.@@novelbin@@

Liao Shi drove the bullock cart with his wife, son, and Mother Deng.

Liao Tingyu drove the bullock car alone in the middle, while Huang Zilan felt a little sleepy and was resting inside.

“Son, why don’t you let me drive the ox cart, and you can take a rest inside?” Liao Ming suggested.

“No, Dad, I’m tired of staying inside in the morning. It’s rickety and uncomfortable to sleep on,” Liao Tingyu refused.

Liao Ming thought about it and didn’t force it. Anyway, it was right for his son to be in a good mood. Being able to pass the examination as a scholar was regarded as the end of the glorious family. He was already satisfied. If he could go further, it would make their ancestral grave smoked.

The whole family regarded this trip to the capital as a journey.

Only Xiao Qiu didn’t think so. He hummed a folk song to the cheerful magpies in the forest.

“You have hummed this song several times. Are you so happy?” Liao Tingyu asked.

“Of course, I should be happy. I have never been so far away before, and I have never seen such beautiful scenery. This is my first time going to the capital. I am happy just thinking about it,” Xiao Qiu said happily.

“Young master, let me tell you, if you pass the exam, give me an official position. I have never been an official in my life!”

“Don’t say you haven’t been. Even I, myself, haven’t feel it at all?” Liao Ming said.

“?” Liao Tingyu said.

He neither agreed nor refused. After all, whether it would succeed or not was still unknown.

“But the young master must have felt it. Don’t think I don’t know. Although I haven’t been in the town for a long time, I know it. You are the chief of the Ministry of Industry,” Xiao Qiu said proudly.

“That was just small position. Okay, you can change the song to another one. I guess my youngest son is tired of hearing it,” Liao Ming said.

“Huh? But I can only sing this one!” Xiao Qiu said.

“Then just think of a few more songs and make them up yourself!” Liao Tingyu said with a smile.

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This journey lasted for a month or two, and they encountered bandits for the first time in their lives.

Liao Tingyu and his party looked at the sudden jump out of several big men carrying hoes. They knew without thinking that the people who came were not good-natured, but they were dressed poorly.

Liao Tingyu saw that their clothes were in tatters, with oil stains everywhere on them. If it weren’t for their majestic figures and the oil around their mouths, he would have thought they were beggars from somewhere.

“Excuse me, why are you stopping us?” Xiao Qiu stopped the cart and asked.

He had already reached behind his back to touch the machete. This was the pig-chopping knife that Liao Tingyu asked the blacksmith to imitate.

They paid one tael for this big knife. Liao Shi also held his own wooden stick. Liao Tingyu asked Huang Zilan to stay inside and closed the curtain for him.

Mother Deng was sitting in it enjoying the cold feeling and hugging her eldest grandson. Unexpectedly, the bullock cart suddenly stopped. When she stretched her head out, she saw the group of fierce men and was trembling with fear.

Wen Xiuer also saw it. She hugged Mother Deng and the child and prayed for God’s blessing. The two comforted each other.

Although Huang Zilan wanted to be obedient and hide inside, he thought off Liao Tingyu didn’t have any suitable weapons at hand. If he tried to resist, he would inevitably be injured.

He was going to take the exam soon. If he was injured here and there was no time for treatment, everything would be in vain. This was the last thing he wants to see, and one thing the family couldn’t bear.

Huang Zilan looked around and found that the only useful thing was the iron grill, so he took it out.

Liao Tingyu was anxious and whispered: “What are you doing? Get in quickly.”

Liao Shi and Xiao Qiu got off the bullock cart and stood beside the bullock cart, perfectly blocking the weapons behind them.

Liao Ming also came down and walked to the front of Liao Tingyu’s ox cart in the middle.

“Youngest son, get inside,” Liao Ming said.

“Dad!” Liao Tingyu looked at him unconvinced.

“Son, be good and listen to your father.” Mother Deng held back her fear, stretched out her head, and said in a trembling voice.

Liao Tingyu was reluctant, and Huang Zilan also asked him to go back, but he couldn’t resist. In fact, he didn’t have much ability here. It seemed that there was nothing he could do to these people except a few punches.

“Forget it, I’ll just sit here and be the commander.” Liao Tingyu thought that although he said he was sitting on it, the curtain would never be closed. Liao Ming was now responsible for protecting his son and daughter-in-law. After all, his son was a weak scholar, and the daughter-in-law here was from a wealthy family…

Liao Tingyu pulled Huang Zilan, and he looked at his wife in surprise when he saw the dismantled barbecue grill.

It really surprised him. As expected, the person he chose was indeed braver.

This protection process only lasted a minute or two, and everyone was ready.

“It seems that you still have some foundation, but there are only a few of you, old, weak, and there are only two who can do it. If you are wise, hand over the money. Otherwise, don’t blame this master. We will give you some memory.” The big man looked at them like a dying bird struggling.

If you had money, this was the best thing to do, just spend it to eliminate disaster!

“Since this uncle has said it, I hope you can keep your promise and let us go.” Liao Ming made the decision as the head of the family.

He took out all the money he had and threw it to the strong men.

Then he waited for them to give way, but those people took the silver and weighed it and did not move.

A man with a sinister appearance said to the bandit leader: “Brother, this bag of silver should be worth dozens of taels. He is truly a fat sheep, not a fat cow.”

“Ha!” He looked at the family with disdain, just letting him be satisfied like this, it was really hopeless.

For such an old man, he must have some more money on his body. If he was stopped, he must be squeezed out dry.

And he looked at the ox cart in the middle with his squinting eyes. That shuanger was not only beautiful. His skin was white and tender. He couldn’t wait to play with him… he thought about it, and a pervert look appeared on his face.

The obscene smile and the look in his eyes made Huang Zilan extremely sick.

Liao Tingyu was even more angry, “I want to kill him!”

He said viciously in a low voice. Huang Zilan heard it, and Liao Ming also heard it.

Every man would not tolerate other man offending their wife, but now the other party had more people than them. It would be hard for them to escape.

“Young warriors, you have also taken the money, can you let us leave?” Liao Ming said.

“With this little money? Give me all the money you have, otherwise, you won’t even think about walking this road, and the man in the second cart should give me your filial piety too. I’ll show mercy and let you guys leave.”

The bandit leader touched the corner of his mouth with his oily hands, but there was no saliva.

Liao Tingyu’s angry hands clenched into fists, and Huang Zilan pulled him to stop him from being impulsive.

The anger in Liao Tingyu’s heart cannot be extinguished now, these scums.

‘Don’t think he didn’t see the lower half of this garbage.’

But they didn’t have other weapon except iron tool. It had no use except hitting stronger.

Liao Tingyu took out the thickest piece of iron from the barbecue grill and put it quietly in his sleeve. He got out of the cart regardless of Liao Ming’s obstruction, and Huang Zilan immediately followed.

Liao Ming and Liao Shi had no choice but to protect his safety.

The bandit watched the beauty went out too, his eyes got brighter.

Xiao Qiu was worried about Liao Tingyu, he hurriedly followed him and put the knife behind his back.

These bandits were completely stunned by Huang Zilan and did not see their little moves.

“Oh, it seems you are quite sensible! That’s right, that’s right. Hand over the money quickly, and the beauty will come over here,” the bandit leader said.

The others were also watching with smiles.

“Ha!” Liao Tingyu took the lead and walked to the front.

“What I want is not you, I want the one behind you. You stand back, otherwise the hoe in my hand is not easy to mess with.” The bandit leader looked at Liao Tingyu, who was getting closer and closer, and raised the hoe to threaten.

When Liao Tingyu reached a similar distance, without saying a word, he hit him on the leg with an iron rod.

The speed was so fast before the bandit leader had time to react, he was beaten so hard that he screamed and dropped his hoe to the ground.

Huang Zilan didn’t wait for the others to react and hit them with another iron rod.

He also specialized in hitting the back bones and legs. The seven or eight people close to him just heard the boss scream, and then they were greeted by the pain of iron hitting their bodies, like a heavy rain and wind.

The others were cut down by Liao Tingyu again when they wanted to go over, and Huang Zilan went over to supplement the damage.

Liao Ming and Liao Shi were stunned for a moment. Why didn’t they realize that their youngest son’s family was so powerful?

But now was not the time to sigh. They needed to hackled these people while they were still in pain. They quickly went over and hit them with a few sticks.

Xiao Qiu was the worst. He drew strokes in front of it with a knife, but he didn’t dare to actually cut it. If he did, he would probably have to stay in a prison cell.

A dozen bandits looked at the sharp knife and thought about it but did not dare to get up. They had to curl up into a ball to protect themselves.

Liao Tingyu finally vented enough, and the bandits were completely unable to get up.

Five people all beat these dozen people until they couldn’t get up.

Liao Tingyu breathed out, picked up the money, kicked those people a few times and said, “You have no skills, but you dare to imitate others to be a bandit. It’s really embarrassing.”

He tied up all the people with ropes and sent them to the nearest government office.

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On the way, Mother Deng didn’t enjoy the wind and thought of whipping the people with straw strips from time to time.

Xiao Qiu stopped driving and followed the prisoner with a knife. He didn’t put the knife away until they met other people on the road.

The bandits looked at the people around, and their hearts sank to the bottom. Their future would be dark.

However, Liao Tingyu felt relieved after all this was done.

‘My wife is pretty awesome.’ Liao Tingyu thought.

It was amazing… It was amazing… Only then did Liao Tingyu think of Huang Zilan’s quick actions.

Why did he feel like he was at risk of domestic violence?

Although he had been taking action, his eyes were also observing the surroundings. He calculated that he could beat down three at most, his father and eldest brother had beaten five or six, and the others…

Liao Tingyu swallowed, turned to Huang Zilan who was sitting next to him and said, “Zilan, are you okay? Are you tired? Do you want to go in and take a rest?”

“It’s okay, but your face doesn’t look too good. The blood is almost gone, go in and rest for a while, relax!” Huang Zilan said as thoughtfully as ever.

“Oh!” Liao Tingyu nodded stupidly. Even if he didn’t move, Huang Zilan didn’t force it, and it would be fine after a while.

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