Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

The Anxi Protectorate has changed a lot now. Although the planting area is limited, all the crops grown are cash crops.

In addition to cotton, there are all some special fruits, the planting methods of which were taught by people sent from Prince Ji’s Mansion.

Most of them were fruits from the Western Regions, such as musk melon, which was later renamed Hami melon by King Ji.

There are also grapes, cucumbers and so on.

These fruits were brought to the surrounding areas or the interior by merchants from all over the country.

It created great value for the local survivors.

It also made the local Gaochang survivors gradually turn to the Tang Dynasty, playing a key role in the Tang Dynasty's rule.

However, in recent years, a criminal gang has emerged in Xizhou City, namely Wang Wencheng, the steward sent by Prince Ji’s Mansion.

This place is no longer as beautiful as it used to be. People don’t make money from growing cotton, and the money from selling it is barely enough to make ends meet.

The leaders also told them not to talk nonsense. Some people wanted to seek justice, but the next day their entire family disappeared inexplicably.

They were like lambs in a pen, working for the tribal leader.

"Stop! Don't let him get away."

"He's over here, over here."

"Release the arrows, release the arrows."

In a deserted area, four or five herdsmen on horseback were chasing a young man.

The young man, in tattered clothes and barefoot, crawled out of a depression and looked back at the flatterer who was chasing him, with despair in his eyes.

He turned around and looked ahead. There was a small hill not far away. As long as he could climb the hill, he would have a chance to escape.

Horses are not good at climbing hills, and this is his opportunity.

His eyes became determined again and he ran towards the hill desperately.

I don't care about my already worn-out feet, nor do I care about the pain they cause.

His only belief was to climb up the mountain. He wanted to run away from here. He wanted to find the Tang people's yamen and rescue his sister.

"Don't let him get away."

When the people behind saw the young man, they spurred their horses and chased after him.

Closer and closer, the young man looked at the hill getting closer and closer, and his heart kept moving forward.

He ran even harder and could feel the horse behind him getting closer and closer.

At the foot of the mountain, the young man had already started climbing, and he was filled with great joy.

"Whoosh~~~"

"Ah~~~"

Unfortunately, at this moment, an arrow shot over and hit his thigh.

The young man screamed and rolled down.

"Bah! You untouchable, just run away."

Several horses flashed by and came to the foot of the mountain. One of them, sitting on the horse, spat at the young man who fell to the ground injured.

Several people jumped off their horses and came to the young man.

"Boom, bang, bang."

The five men beat and kicked the young man.

"Ah~~~~"

The young man held his head and wailed.

"Okay, don't beat him to death. Manager Wang said he wants to catch him alive."

Looking at the leader of these people, he said.

"Tell me, where is the thing?"

The leader squatted down and looked at the young man and asked.

"Wha...what?"

The young man was a little flustered.

"Stop talking nonsense. Where did you put the account book you stole from Manager Wang?"

The leader was very impatient.

"I...I...I don't know what account book is."

The young man shook his head.

"Haha, it seems that if I don't give you a little pain, you won't want to confess. You really won't cry until you see the coffin."

The leader smiled slightly, glanced at the arrow feather on the young man's thigh, suddenly reached out and grasped it, then began to turn the arrow feather little by little.

"Ah~~ah~~~"

The young man screamed again and tried to struggle, but the other men immediately stepped forward, laughing and holding him down.

"Hahahaha, how about it, is it comfortable, huh?

Are you going to tell me or not?"

The leader laughed heartily. He felt that torturing people was a very pleasant thing.

Especially hearing the screams of the tortured person would make him even more excited.

"I...I...I really don't know what the ledger is. I really don't know."

The young man gritted his teeth and sweated profusely in pain.

"It seems that you have a lot of backbone. Very good, very good. I like people like you who have backbone."

"Shu~"

As he spoke, the leader suddenly pulled the arrow out of the young man's leg.

"Ah~~~~"

There was another scream, and blood gushed out from the young man's thigh.

"Your name is Ma Wenchang, right? You have a sister named Ma Ning'er.

Do you want to know how your sister is doing now?"

The leader looked at the young man with a smile on his face, using both soft and hard tactics.

"What did you do to my sister?"

When the young man heard that there was news about his sister, he immediately asked anxiously.

"Tell me where the account book is, and I'll take you to see your sister. Otherwise, you'll never see your sister again in your life.

Your sister is so pretty, what do you think will happen to her, huh? Hahahaha."

The chieftain looked at the young man and laughed like a wolf.

"You bunch of beasts, if you dare to touch my sister, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost."

The young man continued to struggle and scream.

"Humph, become a ghost? I'm afraid that by then you'll be neither human nor ghost.

Manager Wang said that as long as you hand over the account book, he would not only release you but also your sister.

Your sister hasn't suffered yet, but if you persist in your wrongdoings, you can't blame us.

Think it over for yourself.”

The leader snorted coldly, stood up and looked at the young man.

The young man was a little hesitant at this moment.

When the leader saw this, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

“Ma Wenchang, your ancestors were also royal family members, you should understand what your current situation is like, even if you don’t say it, you can’t escape.

Manager Wang said that he could swear to heaven that as long as you handed over the account books, he would release you and your sister, and would also give you some money.

You are still young, your sister is even younger, you still have a lot of time ahead of you.

You can take your sister to a place where no one can find you and live the life you want.

Why risk your two lives?"

The leader's voice was very tempting, and the others put away their ferocious smiles and turned their expressions sincere.

The task given to them by Manager Wang was to capture the man and get the account book.

It doesn’t matter whether people live or die; what matters is finding the account book.

"I will tell you the whereabouts of the account book only when I see my sister. Otherwise, you will never find it."

At this moment the young man had no choice but to run away. He would not be able to escape, and he would suffer the same torture as his sister when he returned.

“That won’t work. Without seeing the account book, we won’t let you see your sister.

You have no right to bargain with us."

The chief shook his head.

"I won't tell you until I see my sister."

The young man said stubbornly.

"Chief, it seems we have to make him suffer a little." said one of the subordinates.

"Then cut off one of his fingers."

The leader also lost his patience.

"Okay." The subordinate agreed, pulled out the dagger from his waist, and laughed evilly.

Several people held down the struggling young man, and ignoring his screams, the dagger slowly fell down.

"Whoosh~~~"

"Ah~~"