Chapter 29

The moon was bright, and the stars were sparse, with the autumn atmosphere lingering on.

Under the night sky, a white horse was surrounded by a faint white light, its soft tail swaying, and its large mouth opened, displaying an expression of hunger.

Meng Jing was very angry; this strange beast actually had the audacity to mock her, opening its shameless large mouth.

What happened to the pride of strange beasts?

Did it give in just for five Qi Gathering Pills?

To be fair, five Qi Gathering Pills a day was indeed a lot.

The effect of five Qi Gathering Pills a day was equivalent to consuming two hundred spirit stones.

At this price, one could hire a Foundation Establishment cultivator to work for them.

How could Jiang Ping'an have so many resources to support this strange beast?

In the end, this strange beast would not submit.

Seeing the strange beast agree, Jiang Ping'an's lips curled up slightly, and he communicated with his storage bag mentally, causing four fragrant Qi Gathering Pills to float out.

Meng Jing's beautiful eyes widened again.

This guy actually had five Qi Gathering Pills!

How could he be richer than her, the daughter of a general?

Jiang Ping'an grabbed the four Qi Gathering Pills and stared straight into the strange beast's golden eyes.

"Let's get one thing straight. I'll give you resources, and you'll be my mount. When I can no longer provide resources, you can leave."

"But if you dare to run away after eating my pills, I won't be lenient."

At this moment, Jiang Ping'an's expression turned cold, and he once again used the Heavenly Execution Technique.

Countless corpses appeared around them, and a sinister aura spread.

Meng Jing and the white strange beast both trembled.

However, the strange phenomenon quickly disappeared, and the pressure on both of them vanished.

Jiang Ping'an didn't know how to tame a beast; he just treated this strange beast like a person and made a deal.

This behavior was considered very foolish by others.

Jiang Ping'an released the beast's neck and put the four Qi Gathering Pills into its mouth.

"I don't know what kind of beast you are, but from now on, you're a horse, and your name is Xiao Bai."

"Such a casual name," Meng Jing commented sarcastically.

"A simple name is easier to take care of," Jiang Ping'an said as he dismounted the horse.

After swallowing the five Qi Gathering Pills, the white horse regained some strength and stood up again.

A strong wave of energy suddenly emanated from its body, its hair fluttered, and its entire body became even whiter and brighter, looking very beautiful in the darkness.

It had actually broken through directly.

The white horse looked at Jiang Ping'an with a complex expression in its golden eyes, then glanced at Jiang Ping'an's storage bag, and very proudly turned its head away, lying down again without running away.

Jiang Ping'an smiled slightly and stroked the beast's soft head.

With this extremely fast strange beast, his survival capabilities would greatly improve.

"I suggest you sell this strange beast and exchange it for resources," Meng Jing whispered in Jiang Ping'an's ear.

She didn't believe he could provide the resources for this strange beast.

If he sold it, he could get a lot of resources, which would be the most cost-effective.

Jiang Ping'an didn't respond, "It's almost dawn. Let's rest for an hour and then go back."

He could replicate ten Qi Gathering Pills a day, and the cost of five was high but still manageable.

Expenses for survival were always worth it.

"Men are all bastards!"

Meng Jing was very unhappy that the young man was so indifferent to her. No one had ever been so cold to her before.

"You wait and see, I'll defeat you eventually. I've received the governor's reward, and I'll get more rewards in the competition, which will quickly improve my cultivation!"

Meng Jing sat down angrily and began to cultivate.

She thought that his indifference might be because he considered her weak and unworthy of speaking to him.

In fact, she was mistaken. Jiang Ping'an wasn't overly enthusiastic or cold to people he just met.

It was just that others were usually very enthusiastic with Meng Jing, making his normal interaction seem cold.

Jiang Ping'an didn't explain and sat down to admire his new mount.

Meng Jing followed the path of martial arts and couldn't stay awake like cultivators. After a tiring night, she fell asleep as soon as she sat down to cultivate.

In the morning, Jiang Ping'an woke Meng Jing, "It's time to go back."

Meng Jing reluctantly opened her eyes, drool dripping from the corner of her mouth, looking dazed and lacking the arrogance and mischief she usually had.

Riding the white horse, Meng Jing initially sat behind Jiang Ping'an but felt like she might fall off, so she moved to sit in his arms.

These were all unconscious actions she made while half-asleep.

Jiang Ping'an shook his head helplessly; this girl was as good as Hu Niu when she wasn't being noisy.

"Let's go!"

Jiang Ping'an gave the order.

The white horse snorted disdainfully but still started running.

After an hour, Jiang Ping'an suddenly thought of something and asked, "Xiao Bai, do you know the way back?"

Xiao Bai shook its head.

Jiang Ping'an: "..."

"You ran for an hour without knowing the way?"

It seemed this beast wasn't very smart.

Jiang Ping'an thought it would be better to ask a villager for directions.

There were fields nearby, so there must be farmers.

Jiang Ping'an rode the horse to the top of a hill and saw a village at a glance.

Jiang Ping'an's heart leaped with joy, but his smile quickly turned into a grim expression.

At the foot of the hill, a group of soldiers was纠缠着一群农民。

“呜呜～求求你们放过我们吧！这真是我们最后一点口粮了！我孩子都饿死了，要是没有这点粮食，我们这个冬天也过不去！”

“老子他妈管你们饿不饿死，不想交是吧，那就死！”

士兵抽出刀，一刀砍死了挡在自己面前的妇女。

鲜血流淌一地。

“老婆！！”

看到妻子惨死，妻子的丈夫彻底爆发了。

“你们这群畜生！今年产的粮食都被你们收走了还不够！那我们还怎么活！不让活是吧，那大家都别活了！”

“老子反了！”

“我也反了！”

“和他们拼了！”

一群农民被逼急了，彻底爆发，拿起农具冲向士兵。

一群士兵冷笑，“白痴，也想和我们斗，男的杀死，女的送到军营！”

这群士兵毫不留情，拿起手里的刀，砍向了准备造反的民众。

一个个农民倒下，瘦小的孩子坐在地上哭泣，悲怆的哭声回荡在村子上空，鲜血染红大地。

普通村民没有受过专业训练，武器也不行，根本无法与官兵抗衡。

“你们该死！”

一声暴喝突然炸响，让双方的人都吓了一大跳。

只见一个少年骑着一匹帅气的白色骏马冲了过来。

白色骏马一脚将一名准备杀害村民的士兵脑袋踩爆。

队长姜震见状，愤怒咆哮：“你个小杂种，敢对我们士兵出手，活得不耐烦了！把这匹马留下，跪下道歉，否则杀你全家！”

姜震第一次看到这么帅气的马匹，一眼就喜欢上了，这匹马白得纯白，没有一丝杂质，一看就价值不菲。

他怕伤到这匹马，先让对面这小子下来。

“哈哈～杀我全家？”

江平安看着满地的尸体，怒极狂笑，“你们这群浑蛋和土匪还有什么区别！都该死！”

只有亲身经历过的人，才明白这些村民承受的到底是什么。

辛辛苦苦一年的口粮，全被抢了，这还不满足，甚至要杀人，完全不把他们当人看。

“你这小杂种算个屁！再说最后一次，赶紧下马，否则弄死你全家！”姜震骂道。

“队……队长……他……他好像是那谁……”

一名士兵突然颤抖着开口，眼中带着恐惧，不停地颤抖。

“谁？哪个有钱家族的子嗣吗？你他妈说清楚一点。”

姜震抬脚将说话不利索的士兵踹了个跟头。

“是击杀崔肖队长和徐浩队长的那小子！”

士兵恐惧地喊道。

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Under the hill, a group of soldiers was纠缠着一群农民。

“Wailing... Please let us go! This is our last bit of food! My children are starving, and without this food, we won't survive the winter!”

“Who cares if you starve to death? If you don't pay, you die!”

The soldier drew his sword and slashed the woman blocking his path, killing her.

Blood flowed across the ground.

“Wife!!”

Seeing his wife die, the husband erupted in rage.

“You bastards! You've taken all our crops this year! How are we supposed to live? If you won't let us live, then no one will!”

“I'm rebelling!”

“I'm rebelling too!”

“Let's fight them!”

The farmers, driven to the brink, erupted in fury, grabbing their farming tools and charging at the soldiers.

The soldiers sneered, “Fools, you think you can fight us? Men will be killed, and women will be sent to the military camp!”

The soldiers showed no mercy, drawing their swords and slashing at the rebelling villagers.

Farmers fell one by one, and skinny children sat on the ground crying, their mournful cries echoing through the village, the ground stained red with blood.

Ordinary villagers, untrained and poorly armed, were no match for the soldiers.

“You bastards!”

A roar suddenly echoed, startling both sides.

A young man rode a handsome white horse, charging towards the scene.

The white horse stomped on the head of a soldier who was about to kill a villager, crushing it.

Captain Jiang Zhen, seeing this, roared in anger, “You little brat, you dare to attack our soldiers? You're asking for it! Leave the horse and kneel to apologize, or I'll kill your entire family!”

Jiang Zhen had never seen such a beautiful horse before and immediately liked it. The horse was pure white without a single blemish, clearly very valuable.

He didn't want to damage the horse, so he ordered the young man to dismount.

“Ha! Kill my family?”

Jiang Ping'an, seeing the bodies on the ground, laughed in rage, “You bastards are no different from bandits! You all deserve to die!”

Only those who had experienced it could truly understand what these villagers had endured.

Their hard-earned food for the year had been taken, and now they were being threatened with death, treated like less than human.

“You little brat, who do you think you are? I'm giving you one last chance, get off the horse and kneel to apologize, or I'll kill your entire family!” Jiang Zhen shouted.

“Captain... Captain... He... He seems to be...”

A soldier suddenly spoke, trembling with fear.

“Who? Some rich family's son? Speak clearly!”

Jiang Zhen kicked the stuttering soldier to the ground.

“He's the one who killed Captain Cui Xiao and Captain Xu Hao!”

The soldier shouted in fear.