Chapter 10 Robbery? Do you know who is in the house?
At noon that day, when Xu Luo left Matou Village, they followed him secretly. Until now, they are still following him closely.

At this moment, as soon as one of them opened his mouth, the other two's eyes lit up immediately and they nodded in agreement.

The three guys were discussing furtively and seemed to be quite interested in Xu Luo's whereabouts.

"Look at how proud he is. Could it be that he has picked up some treasure? The three of us are short of money lately, so why don't we..." They smiled at each other, and their smiles were full of cunning.

They followed Xu Luo quietly and headed towards Matou Village.

At the same time, Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin looked up at the sunset in the sky at the entrance of the teahouse, as if they were estimating the time. "How about we go to Matou Village as well?"

Li Shimin suggested with a smile. Zhangsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin nodded in tacit understanding, while Li Junxian followed silently.

The distance from Chang'an City to Matou Village is not far, and it only takes more than half an hour to walk. But Xu Luo walked very leisurely today, as if he was enjoying the scenery along the way.

Although Matou Village is not far from the city, it still looks a bit desolate, especially the road leading to the village, which becomes increasingly sparsely populated as you go along.

Xu Luo's figure seemed lonely on this desolate road, but his steps were as steady as a rock, without any panic. His back looked particularly calm in the afterglow of the setting sun.

But the three followers had no idea that Xu Luo, the "fat sheep" in their eyes, was secretly laughing - he had already noticed their whereabouts and thought that he would wait and see how they "made money".

Xu Luo walked along, looking left and right, thinking to himself: In this remote place, there might be some troublemaker who wants to give me a surprise.

Sure enough, a wide open space came into view, with a pavilion on the side in a dilapidated state, and the dust was so thick that one could write on it.

He stepped into the pavilion and couldn't help laughing. He patted the pavilion's pillars and said jokingly, "Brothers, since you are here, why hide your head and show your tail? Come out and show your face!"

As soon as he finished speaking, three dark shadows jumped out from all directions, with daggers flashing coldly, their faces covered with cloth, revealing only a pair of fierce eyes.

Xu Luo was surrounded, but he laughed even more happily.

"We built this road and planted these trees. If you want to pass this way, you have to leave some money to buy your way through!" the three shouted in unison.

Xu Luo looked them up and down, couldn't help laughing, and looked at them, thinking to himself: Could these people have escaped from some opera troupe?

"Hey guys, what era is this? Are you still using such old-fashioned lines when you rob people?"

Xu Luo looked at the three robbers with a teasing expression, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.

"Did you open up this road? When and what month was it? What tools did you use?" he asked, twirling his fingers leisurely.

"Did you plant this tree? When was it planted? What fertilizer did you use?" Xu Luo's tone was a little sarcastic, as if he was teasing three wild cats that were forced into a corner.

"If you can explain it clearly, the toll will be yours." He raised his eyebrows and smiled even more.

“I can’t explain it clearly…” Xu Luo deliberately dragged out his voice, with a hint of cunning in his eyes.

The three robbers looked at each other with confusion and anxiety on their faces. One of them struggled to speak, but could only stammer and couldn't speak.

"This, this, this..." The three of them were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Finally, one of them gritted his teeth, a fierce light flashed in his eyes: "Damn it, why waste time talking to this sour scholar? Brothers, come together and kill him!" "Yes, come together!" The three of them waved the daggers in their hands, the blades flashed, and approached Xu Luo.

Xu Luo frowned slightly and looked back unconsciously. At this moment, the figures of Li Shimin and his party appeared in his sight.

"Huh? Fu Ji, Zhi Jie, look, isn't that the fortune teller in the pavilion?" Li Shimin said puzzledly.

Hearing this, everyone looked intently and saw Xu Luo in the pavilion surrounded by three ferocious robbers, looking quite miserable.

"It's really strange, how could that young gentleman be surrounded by these thieves?"

They all nodded and discussed in confusion. At this time, Xu Luo in the pavilion was still calm and composed, as if he had everything planned out.

Li Shimin had a gloomy face and his thick eyebrows were twisted into a "川" shape. The ugly scene of robbery outside the imperial city made him feel furious.

"This is really outrageous. In broad daylight, they are doing this right at the foot of the imperial city!" He snorted coldly, "Jun Xian, look at what these things are!"

Before he finished speaking, a figure passed by him like the wind, and shouted with the power of thunder: "Stop it!"

The three robbers who were ready to fight were frightened by the sudden sound. They turned back in a hurry and saw a figure approaching like a ghost.

One of the robbers was hit hard in the chest before he could even blink. Blood spurted out in an arc like cinnabar. He screamed and fell to the ground like a felled tree.

Before the other two robbers could come to their senses, their eyes blurred and there were two more loud bangs. They were kicked away by the mysterious man, like kites with broken strings, rolling and falling into the dust.

"Humph, with your mediocre skills, you dare to act wildly outside the imperial city?"

She smiled softly and stroked her earlobe with her fingers. Although the movement was small, it revealed an unintentional temptation, as if mocking their incompetence and insignificance.

A fierce murderous intent flashed in Xu Luo's eyes, and the thieves were frightened and their calves trembled.

"You, you kid, how dare you ruin our business!" The leader spat in hatred, "It's our bad luck today, retreat!"

They supported each other and fled in a panic, as if there was a ghost chasing them.

Xu Luo looked at their backs and couldn't help laughing out loud. He thought to himself, they don't look like they are here to rob, they are clearly here to have fun.

At this moment, a system prompt sound suddenly rang in his mind, and he unexpectedly received a reward of 500 points.

Xu Luo was stunned. He had anticipated that there would be trouble before he went out today, and had deliberately planned to ask Mr. Li for help, but he did not expect such a pleasant surprise.

Afterwards, Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji and Cheng Yaojin rushed over, their eyes full of worry. They circled around Xu Luo, and Li Shimin asked, "Brother Xu, are you okay?"

Xu Luo's mouth curled up slightly, with a hint of humor in his relief: "Thank goodness you guys came in time, otherwise I might have to show off my 'martial arts'."

At the side, Li Shimin's daughter, who was originally quiet, had a hint of curiosity in her eyes. She looked at Xu Luo, her red lips slightly parted, as if attracted by his calmness.

Her chest rose and fell slowly with her gentle breathing, and her fair neck bent gracefully, as if silently inviting him. Xu Luo's heart moved, but he still kept a relaxed smile on his face.

(End of this chapter)