Farming with Entries: From Lord to Emperor-Chapter 573 - 286: History Repeats Itself (6K)_2
They moved all the bags of grain onto the cart, and the domesticated poultry were all caught and stuffed into cages to be loaded onto the wagon.
Even some old farm tools and iron pots, as long as they were slightly useful, were plundered by these greedy soldiers.
After loading all the plunderable valuables onto the cart, Madre once again raised his giant axe high,
"Let’s go! We’re heading to the border town of Count Cold Blade!"
His voice was full of pride and excitement.
"We’ll sell these slaves to those merchants and have a grand time with wine and women!"
"Hoo-ooo!"
The soldiers howled excitedly like wild beasts, as if they were truly the fiercest and roughest robbers.
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On the dirt road, the cart wheels creaked rhythmically.
The villagers, bound with ropes, were forced to follow behind the cart, stumbling as they walked.
They had been walking half the night, their ankles chafed and bleeding from the rough ropes, but no one dared to stop.
Because any slowing down would be met with the soldiers’ merciless whip lashes.
Madre sat on the cart, leaning against the bags of grain, whistling carefreely.
Just as Madre was immersing himself in the joy of victory, an orderly sound of hoofbeats suddenly came from ahead.
"Thud, thud, thud!"
Madre jerked his head up, squinting towards the darkness ahead.
Soon, a cavalry unit appeared at the bend in the mountain road.
Leading them was a young knight in splendid armor, followed by about thirty similarly armored cavalrymen.
"Halt!"
The young knight at the head shouted loudly, his voice full of unquestionable authority.
"I am Sao, knight under Baron Luo De Tulip of Black Pine Ridge!"
Sao shouted sharply: "Bloody Axe Madre, you plundered my lord’s caravan, and now you dare to commit evil here!"
Sao’s voice was cold, each word carrying a killing intent.
"Today is your end!"
"It’s over, it’s the powerful Baron Rod!"
Madre exclaimed in fear, his eyes full of terror!
Without any hesitation, Madre jumped off the cart!
"Retreat! Retreat immediately!"
Madre suddenly let out a sharp howl, his voice filled with fear and despair.
"Lord Madre, our loot!"
"Forget it! Forget all of it!"
Madre shouted as he ran
"Run quickly! Everyone run quickly for me!"
Madre scrambled away, his imposing aura completely vanished, reduced to a frightened rabbit.
Seeing their leader fleeing in such a sorry state, the seasoned veterans completely lost their will to fight as well.
Without hesitation, they followed Madre and fled into the forest.
The cart, grain, and livestock were all left behind.
The bound villagers stood there in a daze, their faces blank, not knowing what had happened.
Sao coldly watched the fleeing figures and quickly surrounded the cart.
"Lord Sao, Madre took people into the forest. Should we pursue them?" the lieutenant asked.
Sao calmly shook his head, "It’s too dark at night, and the forest is unsuitable for cavalry pursuit. Be careful of ambushes."
"Understood, Lord Sao." The lieutenant nodded.
Sao looked at the cart and ordered, "Count the spoils."
"Yes, my lord."
The cavalrymen quickly acted, carefully checking the abandoned cart and goods.
Meanwhile, Sao’s gaze fell upon the villagers bound with ropes.
These poor people were looking at him with eyes full of hope, as if they had seen their savior.
The old village chief trembled as he knelt before Sao’s horse, using all his strength to kowtow and plead for mercy.
"Thank fate for letting us meet you, merciful lord!"
His voice choked with sobs, eyes filled with grateful tears.
"We are innocent villagers from Luoshi Village, captured by those robbers."
"Thank you for saving us, we’ll give you half of these grains and goods as a reward!"
The other villagers also knelt on the ground, looking at Sao with gratitude.
Clearly, they regarded the dignified and just knight before them as their savior.
However, Sao’s expression remained cold as frost.
He looked down at the kneeling villagers and said with a voice devoid of warmth,
"Who you are has nothing to do with me."
Sao coldly said, "All I know is you are the slaves and property of Bloody Axe Madre."
"I defeated Madre; now you belong to my lord, Baron Rod." 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Sao’s words were like a bucket of cold water over the villagers, extinguishing their fantasies.
The old village chief swallowed hard, his voice trembling,
"Honorable Lord Knight, we will give you all the goods, please let us go!"
"Madre plundered my lord’s caravan, causing great losses."
Sao continued in an emotionless voice,
"Since that coward ran away, you will compensate for these losses."
"B-but we’re victims too!"
The old village chief wailed, and the other villagers echoed,
"Sir, we are honest civilians, this has nothing to do with us!"
"Please have mercy and let us go!"
"We will be grateful to you!"
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Clang!
The sound of swords being drawn cut through the air, and the villagers’ voices stopped abruptly!
Sao pointed his longsword directly at the old village chief,
"If any of you utter any more nonsense, I’ll cut off his limbs and throw him out to feed the wolves."
This sentence made the blood drain from the villagers’ faces.
